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11360 lines
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"Underground Railroad":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which people escaping enslavement were secretly helped to reach the North or Canada":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035748",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"undam":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to release from or as if from a dam":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 2 + dam":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140002",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"undauntable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"chicken",
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"chickenhearted",
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"chicken-livered",
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"coward",
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"cowardly",
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"craven",
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"dastardly",
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"fainthearted",
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"fearful",
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"gutless",
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"lily-livered",
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"milk-livered",
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"nerveless",
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"poltroon",
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"poor-spirited",
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"pusillanimous",
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"spineless",
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"spiritless",
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"timorous",
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"uncourageous",
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"ungallant",
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"unheroic",
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"weakhearted",
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"yellow"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": undaunted":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the undauntable adventurers who crossed the trackless wilderness in search of El Dorado"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1587, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8d\u00e4n-",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u022fn-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bold",
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"brave",
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"courageous",
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"dauntless",
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"doughty",
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"fearless",
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"gallant",
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"greathearted",
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"gutsy",
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"gutty",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"intrepid",
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"lionhearted",
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"manful",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"stouthearted",
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"undaunted",
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"valiant",
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"valorous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014027",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undaunted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"chicken",
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"chickenhearted",
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"chicken-livered",
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"coward",
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"cowardly",
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"craven",
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"dastardly",
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"fainthearted",
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"fearful",
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"gutless",
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"lily-livered",
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"milk-livered",
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"nerveless",
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"poltroon",
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"poor-spirited",
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"pusillanimous",
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"spineless",
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"spiritless",
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"timorous",
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"uncourageous",
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"ungallant",
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"unheroic",
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"weakhearted",
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"yellow"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": courageously resolute especially in the face of danger or difficulty : not discouraged":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The firefighters were undaunted by the dangerous conditions they faced.",
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"Undaunted , they continued on their journey.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But despite the looming signs of a downturn, Tiger\u2019s backers appear undaunted , raising $12.7 billion in March for a new growth fund, and is reportedly in talks to raise yet another fund focused on private markets. \u2014 Iain Martin, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"As a nurse, Raechyl was an undaunted advocate for her patients, Jensen said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
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"She was frequently covered in bruises but remained undaunted . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"For the Suns, the first round of the playoffs against the young, rugged and undaunted Pelicans was a series of gut checks, as well as body checks. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
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"And yet, even in the face of this insidious and potentially dangerous hurdle, many Black people remain undaunted , believing the joys and rewards of travel to be worth the anguish caused by the intolerance of others. \u2014 Roobens Fils, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Regardless, volunteers planting Joshua tree seedlings in the Mojave Desert remain undaunted . \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"But many travelers, determined to venture somewhere more exciting than cousin Eddie\u2019s cabin in the Catskills, remain undaunted . \u2014 Barbara Peterson, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Even when my neighbor came out, clanging his metal baseball bat, the coyote seemed undaunted . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u022fn-t\u0259d",
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"-\u02c8d\u00e4n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bold",
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"brave",
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"courageous",
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"dauntless",
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"doughty",
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"fearless",
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"gallant",
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"greathearted",
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"gutsy",
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"gutty",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"intrepid",
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"lionhearted",
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"manful",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"stouthearted",
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"undauntable",
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"valiant",
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"valorous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002532",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"undebatable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not subject to debate : indisputable":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"Every major amateur boxing tournament for decades has featured countless furious fighters utterly convinced they were robbed of a decision in a sport that rarely produces an undebatable winner in its brief competition time. \u2014 Greg Beacham, Star Tribune , 1 July 2021",
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"In the latest study, the researchers found only one undebatable case of transmission among older children, from a 16-year old girl, who had returned from Britain, to her 14-year-old sister. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 14 Aug. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8b\u0101-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185203",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"undebauched":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": innocent , uncorrupted":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135349",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undec-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": eleven":[
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"undec ane",
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"undec ennial",
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"undec illion"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin undecim , probably from unus one + decem ten":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165652",
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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]
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},
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"undecadent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not decadent":[
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"\u2026 despite all the social-critic jeremiads , Americans have shown this remarkable tendency to remain undecadent .",
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"\u2014 David Brooks"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8de-k\u0259-d\u0259nt",
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"also -di-\u02c8k\u0101-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223503",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undecagon":{
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"definitions":{
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": a plane figure having eleven angles and eleven sides":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"undec- + -agon (as in decagon )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n\u02c8dek\u0259\u02ccg\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210817",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"undecane":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"undec- + -ane":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259nd\u0259\u02cck\u0101n",
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"\u02cc\u0259n\u02c8de\u02cc-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034342",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"undecanoic acid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline acid CH 3 (CH 2 ) 9 COOH usually made by hydrogenation of undecylenic acid":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"undecane + -oic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n\u00a6dek\u0259\u00a6n\u014dik-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162443",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"undeceivable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not capable of being deceived":[
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"undeceivable common sense"
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],
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": not deceiving : not deceitful":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050523",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undeceive":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to free from deception, illusion, or error":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"promptly undeceived the young woman about the sincerity of the man's intentions"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8s\u0113v"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"disabuse",
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"disenchant",
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"disillusion"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101617",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"undecent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": indecent":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171748",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undeception":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the act of undeceiving : a being undeceived":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259nd\u0259\u0307\u02c8sepsh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093015",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"undecidable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not capable of being decided : not decidable":[
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"\u2026 a huge popular audience, most of whom must have been baffled and exasperated by its elaborate and undecidable mystifications.",
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"\u2014 David Lodge",
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"\u2026 deconstruction , which teaches that literature is essentially \" undecidable ,\" beyond interpretation \u2026",
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"\u2014 James Atlas",
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"To be complete such a system must be able to prove that any formula expressible in its language (a mathematical equation, for example, or a statement in symbolic logic) is either true or false; nothing can be undecidable .",
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"\u2014 George Johnson"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060317",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"undecided":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not having made a decision":[
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"undecided voters",
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"\u2026 jurors announced they had reached verdicts on some counts, but remained undecided on some of the most serious charges.",
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"\u2014 David A. Kaplan"
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],
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": not having an answer or result : not yet determined or settled":[
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"an undecided question/issue"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"open",
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"pending",
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"undetermined",
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"unresolved",
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"unsettled"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"decided",
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"determined",
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"resolved",
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"settled"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Nearly a third of likely Democratic voters remain undecided , according to the poll. \u2014 Sam Janesch And Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
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"Now just 13% of them remain undecided , and her lead with that group has swelled to 66%-8%. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
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"Nearly 24% of likely voters remain undecided , the poll found. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
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"Franklin has since committed to Georgia Tech, while West and Andrew Anderson remain undecided and Thomas is set to try his hand at professional ball overseas. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
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"Fifteen percent remain undecided , down from 25% in March. \u2014 Fox News , 10 May 2022",
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"The big question mark is the 18% that remain undecided . \u2014 Eduardo Thomson, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"According to Al Jazeera, polls show that approximately one-third of Costa Rica's 3.5 million voters remain undecided . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Bensinger said the results from the Hamburg store remain undecided . \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, ajc , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232751"
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"undecillion":{
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"first_known_use":{
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"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin undecim eleven (from unus one + decem ten) + English -illion (as in million ) \u2014 more at one , ten":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8sil-y\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130058",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"undecimal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": numbered or proceeding by elevens : based on the number 11":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"undec- + -imal (as in decimal )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n\u00a6des\u0259m\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174548",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undecipherability":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being undecipherable":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259nd\u0259\u0307\u02ccs\u012bf\u0259r\u0259\u00a6bil\u0259t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180547",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"undecipherable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clean",
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"decipherable",
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"fair",
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"legible",
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"readable"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": unable to be deciphered : not decipherable : indecipherable":[
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"undecipherable handwriting"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Four Tet is back under his undecipherable wingding alias with another surprise release. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
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"The military, ferrying troops to battle sites across the Pacific, was urgently seeking an undecipherable code to transmit classified information. \u2014 Betty Reid, azcentral , 29 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Some parts of central Athens are so afflicted with graffiti \u2014 largely undecipherable squiggles in bold, broad strokes \u2014 that few facades remain untouched and property owners give up on repainting. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"After in-painting the cracks, the resulting would-be text looked as undecipherable to us as before. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 Sep. 2016",
|
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"For anyone who has retreated in frustration from their sewing machine, defeated by bobbins, uncontrollable thread tension and undecipherable dress patterns, stitchery as creative fun might be a foreign concept. \u2014 Kathy Routliffe, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2018",
|
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"And so, during the most significant shift in the technology of politics since the television, the first draft of history is filled with undecipherable whorls and empty pages. \u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic , 12 Oct. 2017",
|
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"But Charlie Gard shows that the barbarian no longer comes wielding a club and grunting in some undecipherable tongue. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 17 July 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1758, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0113-\u02c8s\u012b-f(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"illegible",
|
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"indecipherable",
|
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"unreadable"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045159",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"undeciphered":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": not deciphered":[
|
|
"\u2026 clay tablets inscribed with the curious, and then undeciphered , cuneiform (\"wedge-shaped\") script \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Timothy Potts"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Several of these remain undeciphered , including a letter from the 1850s and a set of shorthand booklets collected by Dickens\u2019 shorthand pupil, Arthur Stone (the son of his friend and neighbor). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The pop star was seen wearing an Iron Maiden T-shirt and pink Pucci hat while posing by an undeciphered Stele of King Tanyidamani and a shrine. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"She was also seen posing for a photo in front of the undeciphered Stele of King Tanyidamani and a shrine. \u2014 Megan Johnson, PEOPLE.com , 12 Nov. 2019"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1668, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0113-\u02c8s\u012b-f\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105211",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"undecomposed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": not decomposed":[
|
|
"undecomposed plant material"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Aeration is also used when there is a layer of thatch ( undecomposed organic matter) on top of the soil and beneath the runners. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Onions + Garlic Crop rotation plan Rotate with legumes, and avoid planting in soil with undecomposed organic matter. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 23 Feb. 2017",
|
|
"This is a layer of undecomposed stems (not leaves) of grass. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News , 7 July 2017",
|
|
"A dead monkey, still whole, still undecomposed , drifted back and forth with a certain precision upon those ripples and eddies without exit. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1758, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dzd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073134",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undecorated":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"adorned",
|
|
"decorated",
|
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"embellished",
|
|
"fancy",
|
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"ornamented"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And fresh flowers make a simple dish like salad, or an otherwise undecorated cakes into a guest-worthy serving. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Twelve grams of the moon arrived at Robert Ferl\u2019s laboratory in an undecorated UPS box. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The thick walls would have been able to withstand the rising pressure before detonation; the vessel was gray and undecorated ; its size, shape, and weight are about the optimal size for a handheld grenade of the sort described in historical accounts. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"But mercifully, each year there\u2019s this monthlong break when the roof cow is naked and the potholders are undecorated . \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The photograph showed off a small and undecorated room. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The photograph showed off a small and undecorated room that included a mattress and a wardrobe, where some clothes had been hung. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The room is small and undecorated , but includes a mattress and a wardrobe where some clothes have been hung. \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 28 July 2021",
|
|
"After seeing undecorated markers, Sharp decided to place flags and carnations on veterans\u2019 graves across the country. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1763, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bald",
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"naked",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"plain-vanilla",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unadorned",
|
|
"unembellished",
|
|
"unornamented",
|
|
"unvarnished"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011320",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undefended":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"invulnerable",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"shielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not guarded or protected : not defended":[
|
|
"left the goal undefended",
|
|
"an undefended frontier/border"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This helped the Allied forces gain a crucial foothold into relatively undefended Sicily. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"This includes attacks on hospitals, clinics, schools, and other key civilian sites, as well as attacking or bombarding towns, villages or dwellings that are undefended and which are not military objectives. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That was the predicament the Miami Dolphins found themselves in when the team\u2019s social media accounts posted a video of Tua Tagovailoa throwing an undefended deep pass to Tyreek Hill from the back of the end zone on Tuesday. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"An undefended toilet next to a urinal is not an ideal place for a trans man to take a leak, but Ben was confident \u2014 and had to go. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, vast quantities of data remain undefended . \u2014 Cezary Podkul, ProPublica , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Eller drove to the net undefended , and scored his first goal of the season, at 12:53. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The victors then attacked the undefended town, torching it and slaughtering its inhabitants. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The arch was built a century ago, to commemorate the treaties ending the War of 1812, which established a peaceful, undefended border between the U.S. and Canada. \u2014 David Gutman, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1564, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8fen-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defenseless",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"helpless",
|
|
"susceptible",
|
|
"unguarded",
|
|
"unprotected",
|
|
"unresistant",
|
|
"vulnerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104931",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undefiled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not made corrupt, impure, or unclean : not defiled : untainted , uncorrupted":[
|
|
"English undefiled",
|
|
"\u2026 a spot as yet undefiled by the foot of a human being.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edgar Rice Burroughs",
|
|
"Men perish, men are corrupted, hearts are rent asunder, but what remains untouched, unassailable, undefiled ",
|
|
"\u2014 Frank Norris"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The sweeping view of undefiled wilderness on the border with Mexico long rewarded hikers who completed the Arizona Trail, an 800-mile route winding through deserts, canyons and forests. \u2014 Simon Romero And Zolan Kanno-youngs New York Times, Star Tribune , 16 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)ld",
|
|
"-d\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211419",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undefinable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unable to be defined or precisely described : indefinable":[
|
|
"a seemingly undefinable term",
|
|
"\u2026 he felt an undefinable dread laying hold on him \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 George Eliot"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But something in him, that undefinable human spirit, keeps him going. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Those phrases defined the undefinable , which could be why goblin mode went mainstream, Syrett said. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"From the sleazy Seventies vibe of St. Vincent\u2019s latest to Low\u2019s most acerbic album yet to the almost undefinable beauty of Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders\u2019 link-up, this year saw artists stretching their artistic muscles more than ever. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Nonetheless, his life is an example of an enduring truth: American food, that undefinable thing, is best represented by the people who cook it and love it. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Nonetheless, his life is an example of an enduring truth: American food, that undefinable thing, is best represented by the people who cook it and love it. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Nonetheless, his life is an example of an enduring truth: American food, that undefinable thing, is best represented by the people who cook it and love it. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Marquesas have always had this sort of undefinable allure. \u2014 Rebecca Misner, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"What Cora spoke to was the acknowledgement of a championship vibe, that undefinable , somewhat indescribable mix of confidence and experience (and perhaps a little bit of arrogance) that tells the players their time is now. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1690, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8f\u012b-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202008",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undefined":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"pellucid"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not clearly or precisely shown, described, or limited":[
|
|
"undefined rules",
|
|
"undefined powers",
|
|
"a vague, undefined feeling of dread",
|
|
"\u2026 the true outlines of Clinton's foreign policy remain undefined .",
|
|
"\u2014 William Greider"
|
|
],
|
|
": not defined : such as":[],
|
|
": not provided with a definition":[
|
|
"an undefined dictionary entry"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Despite other recent research using high-speed cameras to visualize the process of popping the cork, how carbon dioxide gas expands and flows out of the bottle propelling the cork outward, remained a relatively undefined process. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Rob Delaney, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss, Cary Elwes, Charles Parnell, Pom Klementieff, Lampros Kalfuntzos, and Greg Tarzan Davis will also appear in as-yet undefined roles. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Komenda will stay on with Medical Transportation Management in an undefined leadership role, the company said. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Midpalate of morels, raspberries, cranberries, though the acidity is thin and the tannins remain undefined . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"That's why as the plant blooms, the glass becomes blurry and fogged, and the leaves take on a more undefined and vivid form. \u2014 Melissah Yang, refinery29.com , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"With the parameters deliberately left undefined , outcomes were also uncertain. \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The frogs were marked as undefined species in the Craugastor genus. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Luciana is still essentially an undefined character. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8f\u012bnd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blear",
|
|
"bleary",
|
|
"blurry",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"gauzy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"opaque",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"unclear",
|
|
"undetermined",
|
|
"vague"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174702",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undeflected":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not deflected":[
|
|
"undeflected ray"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + deflected , past participle of deflect":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054519",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undeflowered":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": virgin , innocent , untouched":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + deflowered , past participle of deflower":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081601",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undefoliated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not deprived of leaves : not defoliated":[
|
|
"undefoliated plants"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191557",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"undeformed":{
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"-d\u0113-",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8f\u022frmd"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"undemanding":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not requiring much time, effort, or attention : not demanding":[
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"an undemanding job",
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"an undemanding boss"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"American Presidents have long shielded and supported Saudi Arabia, eager to foster Saudi military co\u00f6peration and maintain access to oil, but Donald Trump was unusually effusive and undemanding . \u2014 Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"The tomato was incorporated sometime in the 18th century, and eventually the blender turned salmorejo into an undemanding emulsion and summertime salvation. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Aug. 2021",
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"In contrast, the US Majors\u2019 present targets are undemanding . \u2014 Wood Mackenzie, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
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"Sports has always provided an undemanding conduit to forgiveness, a get-out-jail-free card to anyone who displays a knack for bolstering the bottom line of whatever team or school comes calling. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 19 Mar. 2021",
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"For me, the allure of the secret account was simple and undemanding . \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 28 Dec. 2020",
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"This undemanding cake, to Goldstein, is a symbol of a Russian urge to be hospitable, particularly in times of relative hardship. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2020",
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"Even for undemanding souls, this is a pretty skeletal construct. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 6 Oct. 2020",
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"Glowing reviews and word-of-mouth from undemanding critics and audiences will revolve around the sometimes gutsy but often labored performances of leads Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal. \u2014 David Hunter, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Mar. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8man-di\u014b",
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"-d\u0113-",
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"-\u02c8m\u00e4n-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044128",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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},
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"undemocratic":{
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"definitions":{
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": not democratic : not agreeing with democratic practice or ideals":[]
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"examples":[
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"The proposed law is fundamentally undemocratic .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Equally disturbing was the unprecedented and undemocratic attempts by Republican members of Congress -- without justification or legitimate reason -- to block the certification of the results of a free and fair election. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
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"That is undemocratic because, in a democracy, losses must be distributed across groups. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
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"State handouts to corporations, which cost at least $95 billion a year nationwide, are fundamentally undemocratic , in addition to being ineffective and expensive. \u2014 James Hohman, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Pushing these blatantly undemocratic voter suppression laws. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Orban\u2019s Putin-friendly stance has also alienated Poland, which previously stood with him in rebuffing EU criticism of undemocratic practices. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Paul Manafort was a longtime Republican consultant and lobbyist who\u2019d developed a speciality working with unsavory, undemocratic clients. \u2014 Ilya Marritz, ProPublica , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
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"And when does preventing unconstitutional uses of government power cross the line into undemocratic manipulation",
|
|
"Yet courts can function in a similarly undemocratic fashion and practice a kind of gerrymandering of their own. \u2014 Josh Blackman, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccde-m\u0259-\u02c8kra-tik"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210005",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"undemonstrative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"demonstrative",
|
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"emotional",
|
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"fervent",
|
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"fervid",
|
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"hot-blooded",
|
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"impassioned",
|
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"passional",
|
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"passionate",
|
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"vehement"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": restrained in expression of feeling : reserved":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"His father was distant and undemonstrative .",
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"an undemonstrative person by nature, he nevertheless loved his wife very much",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Johnson is squarely undemonstrative , as well as something less than completely open. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But his mother was the warmer presence; her husband was a wry but undemonstrative World War II veteran devoted to his family but preoccupied with keeping the business afloat and prone, in Mr. Graham\u2019s early years, to drinking. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The Tufan Derince Trio The Tufan Derince Trio was decidedly undemonstrative onstage, but its set of Kurdish wedding music was a whirlwind. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"For his entire 14-year career, Manning's easy, undemonstrative demeanor has been mistaken for complacency. \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 31 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"But the comedy is pierced with jagged flashbacks to her dead best friend, Boo\u2014and tragic loss is also at the core of Fleabag\u2019s difficult relationship with her family, especially her stiff, undemonstrative father. \u2014 Yohana Desta, VanityFair.com , 13 June 2017"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8m\u00e4n(t)-str\u0259-tiv"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"affectless",
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"apathetic",
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"cold-blooded",
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"emotionless",
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"impassible",
|
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"impassive",
|
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"numb",
|
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"passionless",
|
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"phlegmatic",
|
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"stoic",
|
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"stoical",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"unemotional"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040649",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"undeniable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"answerable",
|
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"arguable",
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"contradictable",
|
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"controvertible",
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"debatable",
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"disputable",
|
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"doubtable",
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"moot",
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"negotiable",
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"problematic",
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"problematical",
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"questionable",
|
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"refutable"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": plainly true : incontestable":[
|
|
"an undeniable fact"
|
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],
|
|
": unquestionably excellent or genuine":[
|
|
"an applicant with undeniable references"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The band's popularity is undeniable .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Due to advances in scientific technology, the humanity of unborn children is undeniable . \u2014 CNN , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Buying something as a service has clear benefits over the traditional method of purchasing software that are undeniable : no setup, lower costs, faster ROI, scalability, fast upgrades and universal accessibility. \u2014 Lior Yaari, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Tropical Prints in Maui From the lush rainforests to the towering volcanoes, Maui\u2019s natural beauty is undeniable . \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Subtle changes in memory or mental processing may pass unnoticed at first, but the damage is undeniable . \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The chemistry between Post and Doja is undeniable here and is the perfect soundtrack for a balmy day in August. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But their mutual attraction is undeniable , especially given the setting, in this raunchy comedy. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The continued relevance of the series is undeniable . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The appeal of lavish period dramas that depict life in a bygone era is undeniable . \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accomplished",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"inarguable",
|
|
"incontestable",
|
|
"incontrovertible",
|
|
"indisputable",
|
|
"indubitable",
|
|
"irrefragable",
|
|
"irrefutable",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unarguable",
|
|
"unchallengeable",
|
|
"unquestionable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165638",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undeniably":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"answerable",
|
|
"arguable",
|
|
"contradictable",
|
|
"controvertible",
|
|
"debatable",
|
|
"disputable",
|
|
"doubtable",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"negotiable",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"refutable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": plainly true : incontestable":[
|
|
"an undeniable fact"
|
|
],
|
|
": unquestionably excellent or genuine":[
|
|
"an applicant with undeniable references"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The band's popularity is undeniable .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Due to advances in scientific technology, the humanity of unborn children is undeniable . \u2014 CNN , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Buying something as a service has clear benefits over the traditional method of purchasing software that are undeniable : no setup, lower costs, faster ROI, scalability, fast upgrades and universal accessibility. \u2014 Lior Yaari, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Tropical Prints in Maui From the lush rainforests to the towering volcanoes, Maui\u2019s natural beauty is undeniable . \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Subtle changes in memory or mental processing may pass unnoticed at first, but the damage is undeniable . \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The chemistry between Post and Doja is undeniable here and is the perfect soundtrack for a balmy day in August. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But their mutual attraction is undeniable , especially given the setting, in this raunchy comedy. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The continued relevance of the series is undeniable . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The appeal of lavish period dramas that depict life in a bygone era is undeniable . \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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"certain",
|
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"inarguable",
|
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|
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|
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"indisputable",
|
|
"indubitable",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"unarguable",
|
|
"unchallengeable",
|
|
"unquestionable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013218",
|
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|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"undenied":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not denied : not contested or disputed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + denied , past participle of deny":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105217",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undenominational":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not restricted or belonging to a religious denomination : not denominational":[
|
|
"undenominational instruction",
|
|
"undenominational religions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02ccn\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-shn\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071642",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undependable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unable to be trusted or relied on : not dependable : unreliable":[
|
|
"an undependable source of information",
|
|
"an undependable water supply"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In some cities, buses are seen as slow, inconvenient, undependable and just not a very good experience, at least compared with light rail and trolleys. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"In addition to exacting a price from Moscow for its violation of international norms, the sanctions process potentially provides other benefits such as reducing U.S. reliance on undependable offshore sources of technology. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With at-home tests hard to come by hard to come by, Volk said throat swabbing is too much of a gamble and Americans shouldn\u2019t waste tests by risking undependable results. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Conspiracy theories, poor communication and undependable shipments slowed efforts after the first vials of vaccine arrived Dec. 14. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 22 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Conspiracy theories, poor communication and undependable shipments slowed efforts after the first vials of precious vaccine arrived Dec. 14. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Conspiracy theories, poor communication and undependable shipments slowed efforts after the first vials of precious vaccine arrived Dec. 14. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Conspiracy theories, poor communication and undependable shipments slowed efforts after the first vials of precious vaccine arrived Dec. 14. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, Chron , 21 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"As Texans finish up a week of struggling with undependable power supplies, frigid temperatures and uncertainty about clean water as frozen pipes burst, Jones isn't the only one who sees truck ownership as essential during uncertain times. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8pen-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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|
|
]
|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": not pressed down or sunken":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"undeprivable":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": that cannot be deprived : not deposable":[],
|
|
": that one cannot be deprived of":[
|
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"undeprivable possession of property"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065548",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"under":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"below",
|
|
"beneath",
|
|
"neath"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": below or beneath so as to be overhung, surmounted, covered, protected, or concealed by":[
|
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"under sunny skies",
|
|
"a soft heart under a stern exterior",
|
|
"under cover of darkness"
|
|
],
|
|
": below or short of some quantity, level, or limit":[
|
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"$10 or under",
|
|
"\u2014 often used in combination under staffed"
|
|
],
|
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": down to defeat, ruin, or death":[
|
|
"weaker competitors will be forced under"
|
|
],
|
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": facing or protruding downward":[
|
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"\u2014 often used in combination the under surface of a leaf"
|
|
],
|
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": having as name or title":[
|
|
"traveling under an alias"
|
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],
|
|
": in or into a condition of subjection, subordination, or unconsciousness":[
|
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"put the patient under for surgery"
|
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],
|
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": in or into a position below or beneath something":[],
|
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": lower in rank or authority : subordinate":[
|
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"\u2014 often used in combination the under secretary of defense"
|
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],
|
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": lower than usual, proper, or desired in amount, quality, or degree":[
|
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"\u2014 often used in combination under nourished children"
|
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],
|
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": lying or placed below, beneath, or on the ventral side":[
|
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"\u2014 often used in combination the ocean's under currents the under side of a car"
|
|
],
|
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": receiving or undergoing the action or effect of":[
|
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"under pressure",
|
|
"courage under fire",
|
|
"under the influence of alcohol",
|
|
"the image of a point under a mapping",
|
|
"under oath"
|
|
],
|
|
": so as to be covered":[
|
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"buried under by the avalanche"
|
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],
|
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": subject to the authority, control, guidance, or instruction of":[
|
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"served under the general",
|
|
"under the terms of the contract",
|
|
"a program that runs under any operating system"
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],
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": within the group or designation of":[
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"under this heading"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"Pull the bed sheets tight then fold the ends under .",
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"He turned under his shirt's collar.",
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"The whale surfaced briefly then dove under again.",
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"The bridge was too low for the ship to sail under .",
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"A score of 60 is needed to pass; anything under is failing.",
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"They had to put me under for surgery.",
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"Preposition",
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"They couldn't climb over the wall, so they dug a hole under it.",
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"Draw a line under each word you don't know.",
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"We sat under a tree and rested a while.",
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"I'm wearing a sweater under my jacket.",
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"The ball rolled under the car.",
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"How long can you hold your breath under water",
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"The cafe is under new management.",
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"The army captured three forts while under the general's command.",
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"He has been under a lot of pressure at work lately.",
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"You will be under anesthesia during the operation.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Again, an act of Congress \u2014 or an aggressive change in guidance by the I.R.S. under , say, a different presidential administration \u2014 would be necessary. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
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"Chii Lewis said that long before COVID-19 vaccinations were available for children 5 and under , family members were urging her to have her son, Isaiah, get the shot. \u2014 Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
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"Because drowning people will inevitably try to pull you under , Zaferes said. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
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"Cost is $55 (club members, $45; kids 10 and under , $25). \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
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"Drowning is the #1 accidental death of children age 4 and under . \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
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"Adam Layman Thomas, 34, jumped over a railing to try to save the women from the swollen, 41-degree river but quickly went under , along with the woman, who has not been identified and whose body hasn\u2019t been recovered. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 28 June 2022",
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"Dentists who were previously under -utilizing telehealth\u2014or not using it at all\u2014became keenly aware of its benefits in the early months of 2020, when patients began perceiving a dentist appointment as a potentially lethal endeavor. \u2014 Cindy Roark, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"In his final gold pool match at Disney, Thompson got under -hooked and his shoulder popped. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
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"That individual was transported to a hospital and the incident remains under investigation. \u2014 Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022",
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"At a news conference on Sunday, the police released body camera videos of the pursuit and shooting that showed officers\u2019 actions but deepened many questions around his death, which remains under investigation. \u2014 New York Times , 3 July 2022",
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"The regulation, under a deal reached late Thursday, primarily targets companies from China and elsewhere with government backing. \u2014 Kim Mackrael, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
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"The Argentine singer-songwriter is on a winning streak, releasing back-to-back singles under his new deal with Warner Music Latina. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 1 July 2022",
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"Mitch Hill, who said the wreck remains under investigation. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 1 July 2022",
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"The Wednesday incident remains under investigation, according to the Park Service. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
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"No weapons were recovered at the scene and the case remains under investigation. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Yellowstone officials confirmed that the incident remains under investigation and did not disclose any further information on the man\u2019s condition. \u2014 Byjon Haworth, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Theoretically, Nothing could attempt an under -display selfie camera design. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 June 2022",
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"Then apply to your under -eye area for about 7 minutes before rinsing. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Restaurant chain First Watch and two medical offices will be the tenants of an under -construction building at the Shops on Naper development near East Ogden Avenue and North Naper Boulevard. \u2014 Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"For an eye treatment, there is the Instant Depuff Eye Renewal Serum that instantly depuffs, firms, and removes dark circles from the under -eye area. \u2014 Tamim Alnuweiri, Travel + Leisure , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Dior\u2019s Firming & Wrinkle-Correcting Eye Cream includes green coffee oil and hemp seed oil to calm the under eye. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
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"However, a 2017 analysis of the MetroHealth\u2019s $1 billion Campus Transformation construction project \u2014 with the under -construction Glick Center as its cornerstone \u2014 would pump $873.3 million into Cuyahoga County\u2019s economy from 2015 through 2023. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"Even his clumsiness loading the rifle pegs him as an under -prepared novice. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Already a favorite of Addison Rae and Olivia Rodrigo, Edikted has been enthusiastically embraced by Gen Z, but Stewart\u2019s cozy cardigan proves the label isn\u2019t just for the under 20 set. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 11 Jan. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin inferus situated beneath, lower, infra below, Sanskrit adha":"Adverb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"below",
|
|
"beneath",
|
|
"underneath"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031123",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"preposition"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"under compulsion":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": as a result of being forced":[
|
|
"He was acting under compulsion ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105414",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under contract":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": required to provide something (such as work or a service) according to the terms stated in a contract":[
|
|
"She is under contract with the TV station for three more years."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105358",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under cover of anonymity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": with the understanding that one's name will not be revealed":[
|
|
"an official speaking to a reporter under cover of anonymity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091910",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under glass":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a glass container":[
|
|
"Most of the articles in the museum are preserved under glass ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043118",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under new management":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": controlled by a different person or people than before":[
|
|
"The restaurant is now under new management ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111055",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under no compulsion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not required":[
|
|
"We are under no compulsion to decide immediately."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105306",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under no condition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110331",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under no legal obligation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not required (to do something) by a law":[
|
|
"You're under no legal obligation to return the money."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130748",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under one roof":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": at the same location":[
|
|
"We hope to have sales and service under one roof in the near future."
|
|
],
|
|
": in one house, apartment, etc.":[
|
|
"There were 12 of us living under one roof ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192341",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under one's own power":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": using one's own energy : without outside assistance":[
|
|
"The steamboat ran under its own power .",
|
|
"He could not walk under his own power ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182147",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under one's sway":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in or into a state of being controlled by (someone)":[
|
|
"He has them under his sway .",
|
|
"He has come/fallen under his sway ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135316",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under par":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": worse than expected : not very good":[
|
|
"Our meal was under par .",
|
|
"I'm feeling a little under par ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210929",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under scrutiny":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being carefully examined especially in a critical way":[
|
|
"Their behavior is under scrutiny again."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235757",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under siege":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege":[
|
|
"The city was under siege and food was getting scarce."
|
|
],
|
|
": very seriously attacked or criticized by many people":[
|
|
"The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174357",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under suspicion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thought possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong : suspected":[
|
|
"He is under suspicion of selling illegal drugs."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100908",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
".":[
|
|
"Preparations for the celebration are already underway .",
|
|
"A search is underway .",
|
|
"The season got underway with a bang"
|
|
],
|
|
": in motion : not at anchor or aground":[
|
|
"The ship was underway at dawn."
|
|
],
|
|
": in progress : happening now":[
|
|
"Preparations for the celebration are already underway .",
|
|
"A search is underway .",
|
|
"The season got underway with a bang"
|
|
],
|
|
": into motion from a standstill":[
|
|
"The train should be underway again soon."
|
|
],
|
|
": occurring, performed, or used while traveling or in motion":[
|
|
"underway replenishment of fuel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"1743, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Dutch onderweg , from Middle Dutch onderwegen , literally, under or among the ways":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8w\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afoot",
|
|
"under weigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103622",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under weigh":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": underway":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"registration for the summer session is under weigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1749, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by folk etymology":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afoot",
|
|
"under way"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073735",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under wraps":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": known to only a few people : secret":[
|
|
"The name of the movie is being kept under wraps ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195828",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"under/on the pretense of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": using as a false reason or explanation (something that is used to hide the real purpose of something)":[
|
|
"He called her under/on the pretense of asking about the homework assignment."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074740",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underbelly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the underside of a body or mass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They exposed the underbelly of the nation's economic policy.",
|
|
"the sordid underbelly of city life",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And all the nasty stuff that was in the underbelly of American politics got a voice. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Adelstein, an American journalist who reports on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat in the late \u201890s, descending daily into the underbelly of the city. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Ingenuity flew to Mars tethered to the underbelly of the Perseverance Rover, the star of NASA\u2019s most recent Mars mission. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The UpriteErgo Standing Desk Cable Manager provides a hammock for all these cables along the underbelly of your desk, cradling them securely off the ground. \u2014 Nina Molina, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Alexander \u2014 standing in the underbelly of Birmingham\u2019s Protective Life Stadium after winning Thompson\u2019s third-straight AHSAA championship \u2014 joked about his success in changing Fegans\u2019 mind before doing the same for the next crop of prospects. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The craft is designed to take off on a conventional runway while attached to the underbelly of a carrier ship. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Cashmere came from the undercoat of superfine fibres on the underbelly of other goats. \u2014 Terrance Hayes, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Incidentally, hidden away on the underbelly of the Zeppelin is a ghostly LED with adjustable light levels. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 14 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccbe-l\u0113"
|
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],
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"half-world",
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"netherworld",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211314",
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"definitions":{
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": to bill (goods) at less than the real amount":[]
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"antonyms":[],
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": an earmark for cattle corresponding to the overbit but on the lower side of the ear":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081138",
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": malocclusion in which the lower jaw and front teeth project beyond the upper front teeth : prognathism involving the lower jaw":[
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"Three years ago, Jack, a small Chihuahua mix with an endearing underbite and a lust for attention, was dropped off at the Haven Animal Care Shelter.",
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"\u2014 Natalie Gross",
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"\u2026 had braces to straighten his own teeth and surgery to correct a severe underbite , \u2026.",
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"\u2014 Jean P. Fisher"
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"Three years ago, Jack, a small Chihuahua mix with an endearing underbite and a lust for attention, was dropped off at the Haven Animal Care Shelter.",
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"\u2014 Natalie Gross",
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"\u2026 had braces to straighten his own teeth and surgery to correct a severe underbite , \u2026.",
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"\u2014 Jean P. Fisher"
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccb\u012bt"
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"definitions":{
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": to blow (as a pipe or other wind instrument) with insufficient energy to sound the fundamental tone so that only a set of feeble high overtones is heard \u2014 compare overblow":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004808",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bodice worn under an open blouse or jacket":[]
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002425",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"underbody":{
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"antonyms":[
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"face",
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"top"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the lower part of an animal's body : underparts":[],
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": the lower part of something: such as":[],
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": the lower parts of the body of a vehicle":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the underbody of the car was starting to rust",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Although the Lightning is aided by the aerodynamic effects of its flat underbody , when running at real highway speeds there's no tricking the air molecules, and a bluff truck is going to suffer. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 20 May 2021",
|
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"This is known as a split underbody , and Swan became the first large scale producer of ocean racing yachts to incorporate this feature. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
|
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"Range-enhancing aerodynamics are enhanced by flow-through air blades in front, underbody tray and split hatch spoiler. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
|
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"Five skidplates protect the underbody from trail damage. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Electronic sway-bar disconnects, protective underbody plating, and a water fording height of 24 inches are all standard. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Bronco Sport currently reuses non-ocean plastic in carpets and seating as well as in underbody , under-hood and engine components, Mielewski said. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Kienle revamped the engine bay, too, welding the cracks on the underbody and replacing various hoses, fuel lines and gaskets. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Dealers will inspect and repair the driveshaft as needed and fully attach underbody insulators, Ford said. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 28 Dec. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bottom",
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"underbelly",
|
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"underpart",
|
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"underside",
|
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"undersurface"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084706",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"underboss":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a boss ranking next below the head of a branch of a crime syndicate":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Baldwin's Senate testimony chronicled the numerous plans to kill a Team A underboss with explosives. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In April 1978, Team B finally succeeded in killing the underboss with a bomb that exploded under his car. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On Columbus Day in 1970, a Rochester mob underboss ordered that a series of dynamite bombs be set off in the early morning hours in houses of worship and government buildings. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In a letter filed last October with the court, a Revere woman named Assunta M. Esposito pleaded for leniency for Gennaro Angiulo, the son of the former underboss , in the tax case involving GJ Towing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"But the memories of his days in the Mafia now continue with his latest endeavor: The underboss has started a podcast. \u2014 Eric Shawn, Fox News , 19 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Gravano pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge and testified at length at trial against Gotti and Frank Locascio, the underboss of the Gambino crime family. \u2014 Danny Cevallos /, NBC News , 22 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Salvatore Gravano, the former underboss of the Gambino crime family in New York who became a government informer, admitted to killing 19 people. \u2014 Joseph Goldstein And Benjamin Weiser, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"While serving as an underboss with New York's Gambino crime family, Gravano took part in 19 homicides and oversaw a vast enterprise of extortion, fraud and other felonies. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 21 Sep. 2017"
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccb\u022fs"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005212",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"underbowed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": using a bow that is too weak or beneath one's strength":[]
|
|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"under entry 1 + bowed (furnished with a bow)":""
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015025",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"underbraced":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": strengthened underneath by stretchers":[
|
|
"underbraced table legs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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"under entry 1 + braced , past participle of brace":""
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220828",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"underbranch":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a lower branch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + branch":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081330",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"underbreath":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": whisper , undertone":[
|
|
"spoke in an underbreath",
|
|
"\u2014 George Meredith"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + breath":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063039",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underbred":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by lack of good breeding : ill-bred":[
|
|
"a degree of underbred pride",
|
|
"\u2014 Emily Br\u00f6nte"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1650, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8bred"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105649",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undercharge":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to charge too little":[
|
|
"undercharge an oil company for shipments"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They undercharged him for the book by $5.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Trump for years has alleged, without evidence, that the Postal Service is undercharging companies, particularly Amazon (whose founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, owns The Washington Post). \u2014 Josh Dawsey, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"Trump for years has alleged, without evidence, that the Postal Service is undercharging companies, particularly Amazon (whose founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, owns The Washington Post). \u2014 Author: Jacob Bogage, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"At issue is a lawsuit that the city filed against in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in 2013 that accused BWC of undercharging one group of employers for premiums to cover their claims. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Already bankrupt utilities cannot afford to upgrade the ailing grid, stuck in a vicious cycle of undercharging customers for electricity, going into debt, and failing to maintain the grid or to combat rampant power theft. \u2014 Varun Sivaram, Scientific American , 1 May 2017",
|
|
"The bailout, which council approved, became necessary after the city discovered earlier in 2018 that the county, for the previous 15 years, had been undercharging Four Seasons property owners for sanitary sewers built in 2001. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 6 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The bailout became necessary after the city discovered earlier in 2018 that the county, for the previous 15 years, had been undercharging Four Seasons property owners for sanitary sewers built in 2001. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 8 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The state hired an outside consulting firm, which determined that Montana was substantially undercharging ranchers for grazing. \u2014 azcentral , 7 July 2019",
|
|
"Councilman Julian Jones asked Rodgers whether officials believe a review will find that the county is being overcharged or undercharged \u2014 and whether a changed system would result in county residents paying more or less than before. \u2014 Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com , 25 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1633, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8ch\u00e4rj"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021622",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undercompounded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the shunt and series field coils so related that voltage decreases with increasing load":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 1 + compounded":""
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259nd\u0259(r)+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112957",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underconsciousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": subconscious":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + consciousness":""
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112018",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underconsumption":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consumption of less than is produced that is caused by insufficient purchasing power and is a cause of business depression":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + consumption":""
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111401",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undercool":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": supercool":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8k\u00fcl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125718",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undercount":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to count fewer than the actual number of":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8kau\u0307nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The paper argued the lack of access to COVID-19 tests, patchy records of causes of death, and political incentives to undercount hindered an accurate count of deaths. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Those elevated totals come despite the fact Connecticut continues to significantly undercount COVID-19 cases, as a result of at-home tests that never get reported to the state. \u2014 Alex Putterman, Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The United Nations said Friday that 816 civilians had been killed and 1,333 injured since the start of Russia\u2019s invasion, while noting those figures likely undercount the true scope of casualties. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Latino population undercount rate in the 2020 census was 4.99%, more than three times the rate for that group in 2010, according to the Census. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But these numbers undercount the extent of the woe. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The snapshot figure has the potential to overcount and undercount true Covid-19 deaths. \u2014 Denise Roland, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Those numbers may undercount vaccinations since some Guard members may have been vaccinated outside of the military system, with their records not yet fully updated. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Official figures probably undercount the pandemic\u2019s actual death toll by a wide margin, experts say. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175512"
|
|
},
|
|
"undercourse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a layer (as of flooring) immediately under a course of tiles : a course (as of shingles) laid beneath a covering course":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + course":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000412",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undercover":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"asset",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"intelligencer",
|
|
"mole",
|
|
"operative",
|
|
"spook",
|
|
"spy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person engaged in undercover activity : spy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"an undercover operation to infiltrate the terrorist organization",
|
|
"for months she's been an undercover agent pretending to be a drug dealer",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"within the city was a well-organized fifth column, and these undercovers would make themselves known as soon as the invading forces breached the city limits",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The undercover agent also asked for protection from code enforcement related to his marijuana transportation business. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"According to the indictment, beginning in 2016, Gillum allegedly solicited political contributions and gifts from an undercover FBI agent posing as a Florida developer who wanted approval for various projects in Tallahassee. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
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"Prosecutors say Nix sold a 9mm gun and drugs to an undercover agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on June 3, then took off running when agents tried to arrest him. \u2014 Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
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"Based on a true story, this film recounts the exceptionally weird real-life moment when Elvis showed up at the White House to ask the president to swear him in as an undercover narcotics agent. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
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"Westmoreland communicated with an undercover law enforcement agent pretending to be a teenager on the dating app Grindr in 2018, Lewis and prosecutors said. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
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"In 2019, Smith discussed attacking the headquarters of a major news network with an FBI informant and an undercover agent. \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
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"In late March 2020, an undercover agent responded to one of the emails and inquired about the treatment kit, investigators said. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
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"Staley\u2019s sales pitch to an undercover agent was a different story. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
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"That\u2019s the trademark of a crack undercover : a genius for playing yourself. \u2014 Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Of the several hundred people who do face-to-face ops, most have only handled a couple of cases as the primary undercover . \u2014 Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"In 2016, Kun Shan Chun, an FBI employee, pleaded guilty to operating undercover for China over the course of several years, accepting cash, using prostitutes, and living in exuberant accommodations overseas. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020",
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"But unlike seismic shifts of the past \u2014 ingrained into the American consciousness through a single catastrophic event \u2014 the novel coronavirus crept in undercover , one mind-boggling announcement at a time. \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 20 Mar. 2020",
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"This story has been corrected to show that the affidavit by FBI agent Tripp Godbee describes the actions of another agent working undercover to monitor online groups and were not the actions of Godbee. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2019",
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"Erica Meier, for one, leads a watchdog group called Animal Outlook, which gets the undercover , boots-on-the-ground activists into dairy farms, slaughterhouses, egg barns, and feedlots to collect images and video footage of how animals are treated. \u2014 Chase Purdy, Quartz , 13 Feb. 2020",
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"The show supplied a group of volunteers willing to go in undercover , and Horton was able to play a role in the selection of the final seven. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 19 Nov. 2019",
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"On Sunday, the actress officially joins the cast of the ABC drama as Nyla Harper, a former undercover detective turned John Nolan\u2019s (Nathan Fillion) new training officer. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 16 Oct. 2019"
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"Everyone in this scene could use a supportive undergarment . \u2014 Ellen Gamerman, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"Take a gown from the 1860s, for which O\u2019Neil had to sew an elliptical cage crinoline, a mid-19th century undergarment used to give volume to skirts, that requires hours of hand sewing. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"This fitted undergarment ushered in an age when dresses had very narrow midsections. \u2014 Ainissa Ramirez, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"To back up, the first white tank top was designed in the 1910s as a men's undergarment , meant to be worn underneath shirts and while swimming. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
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"For instance, the clothing and undergarment industries are now becoming size-inclusive. \u2014 Cheryl Robinson, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"If your undergarment drawer could use a cozy refresh, thousands of Amazon shoppers recommend this set of sports bras that's on major markdown right now. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"The bralette has become the undergarment of choice for women who wouldn't dare wear underwire while working from home. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"the theory of evolution undergirds virtually all of modern biology",
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"Subtle jazz influences, adroitly illuminated by Mr. Noseda and the NSO, are evident in walking bass-style segments that undergird little percussive outbursts. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
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"As Thymia\u2019s technical co-founder, Goria leads the charge in developing the AI systems that undergird the company\u2019s end-to-end solution to empower clinicians. \u2014 Aparna Dhinakaran, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Institutions may look the same, but the values, norms and freedoms that undergird them have worn away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That regime would, in turn, undergird a decades-spanning run of political domination for the party. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"The modern Lettermans, by contrast\u2014the Web3 skeptics\u2014say the cryptocurrencies that undergird this new version of the internet are, at worst, a wasteful scam and an ecological nightmare. \u2014 Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"Entanglement, then, may undergird the structure of space itself, forming the warp and weft that give rise to the geometry of the world. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Smita, who covers gender issues, wants to make clear such actions are enabled by the powerful forces and institutions that undergird them. \u2014 Anri Wheeler, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
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"Despite his celebrity, Mr. Rasmussen spent his second stint as mayor, from 2009 to 2015, with his head down, focused on the sort of issues that undergird most of life in small-town America. \u2014 Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Dec. 2021"
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"Macau requires that all travelers entering the city undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine (which the city recently reduced from 14 days). \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 4 July 2022",
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"But Mexico\u2019s Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the fall that penalizing women who undergo abortions was unconstitutional, and in the months since, five more states have moved to legalize abortions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
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"Among the nearby restaurants that had to shut down and undergo repairs were Noodle and Fresh to Order, prosecutors said. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 1 July 2022",
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"Although guts undergo accelerated changes when a person reaches late adulthood, older people with more diverse guts tend to be healthier and live longer. \u2014 Sarah Sloat, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
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"Prosecutors requested that Hightower undergo a competency evaluation, court records show. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
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"Doulas provide support and care for patients undergoing surgical procedures \u2013 everything from answering questions to holding hands as women undergo pregnancy terminations. \u2014 al , 27 June 2022",
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"The idea that patients would undergo surgery together and share a physician would seem alien to many. \u2014 London Business School, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"The resultant committee recommendation, which must undergo City Council consideration, is to buy 17 static cameras and one portable unit. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 25 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Today, increasingly, CDAOs are now coming from formal analytics backgrounds, having graduated from relatively new analytics programs ranging from undergraduate to PhD-level. \u2014 Joel Shapiro, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"As of the fall of 2021, total on-campus undergraduate enrollment was about 64,700 students. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
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"The Celtics were not very good during Wu\u2019s undergraduate years, never advancing out of the first round of the playoffs and finishing 24-58 her senior year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
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"Not until Icke became an undergraduate , at Cambridge, did his engagement with Shakespeare intensify. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"Madonna and FKA Twigs were spotted front row at the Central Saint Martins (CSM) undergraduate fashion show on Tuesday. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 25 May 2022",
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"For borrowers taking out new federal undergraduate student loans starting in July for the 2022-2023 academic year, interest rates will be 4.99%, up from 3.73% for the 2021-2022 school year. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
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"Being able to study at her own pace helped her graduate from high school at the age of 13 and earn her undergraduate degree three years later. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
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"After leaving the Navy in 1985, Filbeck earned undergraduate and master\u2019s degrees from San Diego State in industrial arts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022"
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"Adverb",
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"They had been living underground as fugitives.",
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"Noun",
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"I've ridden on the New York subway, the Paris Metro, and the London Underground .",
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"joined the underground while still a teenager",
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"Adjective",
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"The drugs are supplied through an underground network.",
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"She loves the city's underground music scene.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Many gang members have gone underground \u2014 fleeing to the mountains or hiding out in safe houses \u2014 so the police have met the demand for mass arrests by picking up anyone who looks suspicious, according to Mr. Reyes. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"In the 1960s, county officials made the gamble to put Metro lines underground , a prescient move that would spur business activity along transit-rich corridors in Arlington. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The country\u2019s thriving, eclectic music scene hasn\u2019t been immune: Musicians have fled or gone underground , venues have closed, festivals are up in the air. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Utilities employ a variety of methods to put power or cable lines underground . \u2014 Khari Johnson, Wired , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"Chicken wire with 1-inch openings can also be put over the bulbs underground and then covered with soil. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"John Barros, who served as Chief of Economic Development under former Mayor Martin J. Walsh, said the city should rebuild the existing garage, put it underground and let Chiofaro develop elsewhere. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
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"The company can come back and put parking underground and use the garage behind it for something else. \u2014 Maria Halkias, Dallas News , 15 May 2021",
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"Millbrae is also lobbying to put a planned high speed rail station underground , which will allow for more housing development. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Many of those newcomers were Detroit artists, showing that the city\u2019s DJ talent pool continues to be deep and thriving, four decades after techno emerged from the underground . \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
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"The process of extracting it from underground hasn\u2019t improved much over the years, either. \u2014 Allison Deangelis, STAT , 29 May 2022",
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"Some of the projects are mega-mines that will extract the black rock from deep underground , a process that produces more methane than surface mining. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
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"After a steady barrage of albums, mixtapes and EPs in the past three years, Yeat is making the leap from the underground to the mainstream. \u2014 Dewayne Gage, Rolling Stone , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"While rule-breaking was part of the promise of the underground , the scene came with a taste code that carried its own set of boundaries. \u2014 Lina Abascal, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"The blending of the criminal underground and cyber intelligence services comes as U.S. officials have stepped up efforts to derail hacking groups, thwart foreign espionage and help businesses build more resilience to ransomware. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
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"Pores on the surface of eggs allow the diffusion of water, oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the orientation, density and number of pores on the eggs of living animals can reveal whether they are laid in open nests or underground . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"In Texas, owners have property rights to the space above the surface of their land and underground . \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The building used to be a courthouse, and next to it once stood The Women's House of Detention, connected through an underground tunnel. \u2014 Emily Schutz, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
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"The Ukrainian president\u2019s post was accompanied by photos of men in Ukraine, some in military fatigues, others dressed as civilians, caring for their families in hospitals and underground bunkers. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
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"Hundreds of civilians are sheltering in the underground bunkers. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 21 May 2022",
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"Often, that meant working from coat closets or underground bunkers on their phones or laptops with spotty WiFi, trying to keep safe as bombs fell nearby. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
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"More than 300 people were evacuated in recent days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, after conditions in the underground bunkers increasingly worsened and Russia ramped up its shelling. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022",
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"The industrial complex covers an area of four square miles and features warehouses, tunnels and underground bunkers. \u2014 WSJ , 7 May 2022",
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"Add the weight of other supplies and it\u2019s apparent that every marine, soldier and border guard in the sprawling Azovstol complex\u2014with its layers of underground bunkers and tunnels\u2014would require his own drone delivery, every day. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
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"Finally, as if in an eerie game of hide-and-seek, townspeople inspected two underground bunkers the Russians had created by burying a car and truck. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The enormous pit, 630 feet deep, is home to a lush green haven of tall, ancient trees, dense undergrowth and probably, say researchers, animals that haven\u2019t yet been found elsewhere. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
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"At the same time, an undergrowth of journals and websites has begun to mature, exposed to sunlight that once shone only on the media sequoias. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"The combination of a warming planet that has created hotter droughts and a century of fire suppression that choked forests with thick undergrowth have fueled blazes that have sounded the death knell for trees that date back to ancient civilizations. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The combination of a warming planet that has created hotter droughts and a century of fire suppression that choked forests with thick undergrowth have fueled blazes that have sounded the death knell for trees that date back to ancient civilizations. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The combination of a warming planet that has created hotter droughts and a century of fire suppression that choked forests with thick undergrowth have fueled blazes that have sounded the death knell for trees that date back to ancient civilizations. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"The combination of a warming planet that has created hotter droughts and a century of fire suppression that choked forests with thick undergrowth have fueled blazes that have sounded the death knell for trees that date back to ancient civilizations. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Sequoias even rely on fire to help open their cones disperse seeds, and flames clear undergrowth so seedlings can take root and get sunlight. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Sequoias even rely on fire to help open their cones to disperse seeds, and flames clear undergrowth so seedlings can take root and get sunlight. \u2014 Brian Melley, ajc , 2 Nov. 2021"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"willing to stoop to underhand methods in order to win",
|
|
"the congressman's underhand attempt to slip several pork barrel items into the bill",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Makita\u2019s practically underhand release is unlike any pitcher presently in the majors and few ever. \u2014 Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com , 27 May 2018",
|
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"The reason this is important is that permission is being obtained in an underhand way\u2014in effect being tricked out of us. \u2014 Mark Dixon, Fortune , 24 May 2018",
|
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"The game needs to help the bowlers more because the imbalance between bat and ball is one reason why bowlers and fielders have felt the need to alter the condition of the ball in an underhand way. \u2014 Nick Compton, CNN , 30 Mar. 2018"
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"deceptive",
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"dishonest",
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"double-dealing",
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"fast",
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"Adjective",
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"the commercial is a part of an underhanded PR campaign to whitewash the company's environmental record",
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"an underhanded attempt at infiltrating the other party's headquarters",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Kelly fielded the ball and made an underhanded toss to first to end the threat. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 3 July 2022",
|
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"Then with 5:33 remaining, Dobbie took a pass from Jimerson and whipped an underhanded , back-to-the-cage volley to the top right corner of the net. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
|
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"But through deceit and underhanded actions, Hannah is accepted. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
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"As such, the evildoer hackers can try a slew of underhanded ML/DL adversarial tricks to get the AI to either go awry or do their bidding. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Kyler Murray threw an underhanded interception in that game. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
|
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"In a hyper-competitive environment, Enron traders resort to all kinds of underhanded dealings in order to make money at any cost and keep their high-paying jobs. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
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"There could be more underhanded possibilities, too \u2014 say, the sister uses this information somehow against her parents. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Tied 3-all in the second set and serving at 40-love, Kyrgios served an underhanded ace to go up 4-3. \u2014 Beth Harris, ajc , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for underhanded Adjective secret , covert , stealthy , furtive , clandestine , surreptitious , underhanded mean done without attracting observation. secret implies concealment on any grounds for any motive. met at a secret location covert stresses the fact of not being open or declared. covert intelligence operations stealthy suggests taking pains to avoid being seen or heard especially in some misdoing. the stealthy step of a burglar furtive implies a sly or cautious stealthiness. lovers exchanging furtive glances clandestine implies secrecy usually for an evil, illicit, or unauthorized purpose and often emphasizes the fear of being discovered. a clandestine meeting of conspirators surreptitious applies to action or behavior done secretly often with skillful avoidance of detection and in violation of custom, law, or authority. the surreptitious stockpiling of weapons underhanded stresses fraud or deception. an underhanded trick",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": to be at the basis of : form the foundation of : support":[
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"examples":[
|
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"A tile floor underlies the rug.",
|
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"The river is underlain by limestone.",
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"We discussed the principles that underlay their methods.",
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"A theme of revenge underlies much of her writing.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Numerous reasons underlie the absence of good statistics. \u2014 Sara Novak, Scientific American , 6 June 2022",
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"The starkness of war has laid bare the many ethical tensions that exist in surrogacy arrangements, casting into bold relief the power dynamics that underlie a contract in which a woman signs over the whole of her physical self. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
|
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"But reproductive rights are a prerequisite for the changes in family life that underlie all progress toward gender equality. \u2014 Philip Cohen, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
|
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"The boundary and event cells seemed to fire in tandem with theta waves, which underlie important ways for the brain to change and make new connections. \u2014 Tino Delamerced, STAT , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"There is much to be discovered about how the brain bootstraps itself into existence from its underlying genetic instructions and about how, once built, its circuitry supports the complex activity patterns which underlie brain functions. \u2014 Anil Seth, Wired , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Loose charcoal lines underlie the soft colors, as if the original drawings had only partially transmuted into paintings. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Our study helps clarify the biological processes that underlie ALS risk factors and disease progression, and could potentially be used to develop new treatments or preventive interventions. \u2014 Jan Veldink, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Constitutive laws underlie most physical processes in nature. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223759",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"underlife":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": life beneath the surface or concealed from common knowledge":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012341",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"underline":{
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"antonyms":[
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"de-emphasize"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a horizontal line placed underneath something":[],
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": to mark (something, such as a word) with a line underneath":[],
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": to put emphasis on : stress":[],
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": to show clearly or emphatically":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"His name was underlined in the book.",
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"The accident underlines our need for better safety procedures.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The new figures on manufacturing and services activity underline how dark the outlook has become in both Europe and the U.S. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
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"Biden is set to meet with mayors and police chiefs at the White House Friday and underline those investments during remarks from the Rose Garden at 3 p.m. E.T. \u2014 Byjustin Gomez, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
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"There are an enormous number of classroom scenes, seemingly to underline what missing or flunking the exams would mean for Anne, whose former factory-worker parents run a small-town bar-cum-store. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 12 May 2022",
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"Dimon's dire warnings underline the economic uncertainty facing the nation: While the job market is at its tightest level in decades, consumer prices are rising at the fastest clip since the 1980s. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
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"Thomas\u2019s actions also underline concerns about potential conflicts of interest that her husband has already faced - and may face in the future - in deciding cases related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 Emma Brown, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
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"Thomas\u2019s actions also underline concerns about potential conflicts of interest that her husband has already faced \u2014 and may face in the future \u2014 in deciding cases related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 Emma Brown, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Thomas's actions also underline concerns about potential conflicts of interest that her husband has already faced - and may face in the future - in deciding cases related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 Emma Brown, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
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"Given the pressure to produce award-winning shows and compete with the multitude of other streaming services, Netflix's recent cancellations underline that virtually no series is safe. \u2014 Anne Marie Lee, CBS News , 4 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Still, the numbers show that Ekitike has enormous upside and underline why the Rekordmeister is seriously considering him as a potential signing this summer. \u2014 Manuel Veth, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"Citing a 2021 study conducted by Women In Film and Pepperdine University, Krinsky and Paling underline the obstacles women have commonly faced in bringing stories to the screen. \u2014 Devon Foster, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The first three entries in this list underline how important code has become to winning in today\u2019s\u2014and tomorrow\u2019s\u2014business world. \u2014 Martin Giles, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Experts and advocates say the question marks remaining in the Indianapolis case underline what may be limits to Indiana\u2019s gun policy. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"Yet last month\u2019s abandonment of plans for a Time Out Market in its home city London and a subsequent cash call underline how hard the media group\u2019s culinary destination arm has been hit. \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
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"That double- underlines and triple-circles, in red ink, the most pressing need for this group: someone who can score consistently beyond the Marchand-Bergeron-David Pastrnak trio. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Dec. 2019",
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"As a brief scene-setting prologue showing Banks watching kids playing football underlines , skill on the football field has always signified freedom to him, the feeling that nothing could fence him in or keep him down. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times , 8 Aug. 2019",
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"As a brief scene-setting prologue showing Banks watching kids playing football underlines , skill on the football field has always signified freedom to him, the feeling that nothing could fence him in or keep him down. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bn",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8l\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"accentuate",
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"bring out",
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"emphasize",
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"italicize",
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"stress",
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"underscore"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233750",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"underlineation":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the action of underlining or the markings so made":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 3 + lineation":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044646",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"underlinen":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": underwear usually of lightweight material":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 3 + linen":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182300",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"underling":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"senior",
|
|
"superior"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one who is under the orders of another : subordinate , inferior":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He takes all the credit, but most of the hard work is done by his underlings .",
|
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"the real estate tycoon has a whole army of underlings to attend to the details",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In his absence, a young underling (Zachary Quinto) picks up his project and deduces the disaster that's about to happen, sounds the alarm, and a row of financial dominos begins to topple. \u2014 Gwen Ihnat, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
|
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"An underling reported to Mr. Mineta that pilots would be told to land at their discretion. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Sorry, Omarosa, but the most-notable Trump underling to celebrate nuptials at the boss\u2019 hotel was special assistant to the president Stephen Miller, who celebrated his wedding to Pence\u2019s press secretary Katie Rose Waldman there in February 2020. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The 49-year-old scion has a formidable partner in Shankar, a former underling at Fox. \u2014 Meg James, Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
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"One month later, BlackRock top executive Mark Wiseman was terminated for failing to disclose a relationship with an underling . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
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"On top of that, Francis added his Christmas greetings in the form of another public brow-beating of Vatican clerics, who normally are treated with the utmost deference by their underling and the faithful at large. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The appearance is that Zucker leaned on a top network star to accommodate an underling with whom he was romantically linked. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"On top of that, Francis added his Christmas greetings in the form of another public brow-beating of Vatican clerics, who normally are treated with the utmost deference by their underling and the faithful at large. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-li\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"inferior",
|
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"junior",
|
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"subordinate"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203156",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"underlying":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"advanced"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": anterior and prior in claim":[
|
|
"underlying mortgage"
|
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],
|
|
": basic , fundamental":[
|
|
"an investigation of the underlying issues"
|
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],
|
|
": evident only on close inspection : implicit":[],
|
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": lying beneath or below":[
|
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"the underlying rock is shale"
|
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],
|
|
": of or being present in deep structure":[
|
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"underlying word order"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the ocean and the underlying rock",
|
|
"the underlying differences between democracy and dictatorship",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The underlying argument rests on the idea that imposing barriers on treatment for a disability is tantamount to doing so on the basis of the disability itself. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"In 1998, outside of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a hydraulic excavator at Buesching\u2019s Peat Moss & Mulch stripped back a layer of peat and struck bone in the underlying marl. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
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"His intentions for Finney and his previous victims are plainly nauseating, though the film wisely doesn\u2019t dwell on the clinical details or the underlying pathology. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Those at risk include people who take other NSAIDs and/or anticoagulants, people with allergies to diclofenac, and those with certain underlying illnesses. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022",
|
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"While Vicki has helped Megan understand and confront the underlying physical health problem, my own job has been to try to help with spirit and morale. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
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"But that was based on a judge's decision that her office did not go through the proper rule-making procedure before issuing that guidance, not due to the underlying guidance itself. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
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"For example, people with high EQs can identify underlying emotions in themselves and others and recognize the relationship between emotions and job performance. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Balter believes crypto\u2019s underlying blockchain technology has the potential to transform how all financial transactions are conducted, and that\u2019s what keeps him optimistic despite the sobering market. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u012b-i\u014b",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8l\u012b-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abecedarian",
|
|
"basal",
|
|
"basic",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"elemental",
|
|
"elementary",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"introductory",
|
|
"meat-and-potatoes",
|
|
"rudimental",
|
|
"rudimentary"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015842",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undermost":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"highest",
|
|
"loftiest",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"topmost",
|
|
"upmost",
|
|
"uppermost"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lowest in relative position":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the undermost layer of the mattress filling should provide firm back support"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1532, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"bottommost",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"lowermost",
|
|
"nethermost",
|
|
"rock-bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033115",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underneath":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": close under especially so as to be hidden":[
|
|
"treachery lying underneath a mask of friendliness",
|
|
"wore a swimsuit underneath his slacks"
|
|
],
|
|
": directly beneath":[
|
|
"write the date underneath the address"
|
|
],
|
|
": on the lower side":[],
|
|
": under or below an object or a surface : beneath":[],
|
|
": under subjection to":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Preposition",
|
|
"He hid the envelope underneath his coat.",
|
|
"She slipped a note underneath the door.",
|
|
"The ball rolled underneath the car.",
|
|
"He lives in the apartment underneath mine.",
|
|
"There was gum stuck underneath the table.",
|
|
"Underneath her calm exterior was a nervous woman with a hot temper.",
|
|
"They actually had a lot in common underneath their obvious differences.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"He wore a white sweater with a red shirt underneath .",
|
|
"She lifted up the rock and found ants crawling underneath .",
|
|
"The car had rust underneath .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
|
|
"Requests for applications went out Monday for painters or other visual artists to complete a mural in the tunnel of the trail underneath 116th Street. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The Lightning\u2019s 563 horsepower comes from a pair of electric motors mounted underneath the truck, between each set of wheels. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"There are also six self-inflating lifeboats located underneath the main deck. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Pleating details underneath the bust add visual interest to what is otherwise a simple (yet stunning) look. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Shorter options like those from Aisle and Knix work well underneath other pants, while Modibodi and Tomboyx have longer pairs that are suitable on their own. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Prior to this event, the rocks underneath Siberia were rich in coal, oil and gas. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Germany\u2019s largest storage chamber for natural gas stretches underneath a swath of farmland the size of nine soccer fields in the western part of the country. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The project also includes 1,487 parking spaces, housed both underneath the new buildings and in a standalone parking garage. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"As for off-road chops, the Mantis Overland has 14 inches of ground clearance and Timbren\u2019s Axle-Less Suspension underneath , which gives you four inches of lift over the standard Mantis and helps soak up the bumps when the pavement ends. \u2014 Bryan Rogala, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This particular style has built-in briefs underneath , similar to typical swim bottoms. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"But underneath , there\u2019s a thoughtful treatment of their comic philosophy and elliptical art. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Baskets underneath and on a shelf above serve as catchalls. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"In the bedroom, the bottom bunk had been removed to make a loft bed, but there was no desk or dresser underneath \u2014just empty space. \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Specifically, there are rumors that Apple is flirting with the idea of removing the notch entirely and replacing it with a design where important sensors are housed underneath or slightly above the display. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Never one to play it safe, Fox turned around to show that the back of the coat was completely cut out, revealing a black leather miniskirt and tie-back bralette underneath . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"But each song also has a thick spread of American rock and soul styles underneath , punched up by horns, piano and gospel background vocals. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English undernethe , preposition & adverb, from Old English underneothan , from under + neothan below \u2014 more at beneath":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0113th"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"below",
|
|
"beneath",
|
|
"under"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051747",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underpaint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to apply preliminary layers of paint to":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 1 + paint":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180047",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underpainting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The artist would first block the position of the flower with a monochrome underpainting and then flesh out the details by applying semi-transparent paints such as glazes for the shadows. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"There is also evidence of some white underpainting , possibly in cadmium, in the lower part of the figure. \u2014 Alison Cole, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Brummel\u2019s exhibition explores technical methods used to learn more about Picasso\u2019s underpainting , including advanced microscopy and spectroscopic imaging. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This technique, known as underpainting , has been a staple of makeup artists for decades. \u2014 Erica La Sala, Allure , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Pollock is praised for pouring and dripping, as though inviting randomness, but one senses the significant amount of figural underpainting that exists beneath the surface. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Under these conditions, one notices what no photograph can capture: The paintings are not flat and lifeless panels of monochrome black, but hover over a deep burgundy underpainting , smoldering like banked fire. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Various underpainting techniques will be introduced. \u2014 courant.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Various underpainting techniques will be introduced. \u2014 courant.com , 21 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0101n-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210921",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underpan":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a protective metal covering fitting under the engine, clutch, and transmission case of an automobile":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + pan":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175250",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underpants":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually short undergarment for the lower torso : drawers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This means don\u2019t put the puck in a drawer with clothes or your drawers, that is, your underpants . \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Leaflets with detailed instructions are given to migrants before their trip, advising them on everything from how many pairs of underpants to pack to the importance of avoiding bright colors so as not to call attention to themselves. \u2014 Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
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"Navalny himself has the courage to be amused, later on, by the news that the poison was applied to the seams of his blue underpants . \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The men look at their shirts, their trousers, their underpants and socks and shoes being mixed up, being separated, combined with another man\u2019s clothes, going into different bags. \u2014 Keith Ridgway, The Atlantic , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Thankfully, Harry Styles stans are dedicated, so the Instagram account Harry Styles Fashion Archive already has a full breakdown of the singer's looks, down to his red underpants . \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Alan Greenspan, former head of the Federal Reserve, is said to watch demand for men\u2019s underpants . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The second time was in Alexander Navalny\u2019s underpants . \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Hey, if the underpants bomb didn\u2019t work, why not switch to something less conspicuous"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccpan(t)s",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccpants"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001302",
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"type":[
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"noun plural",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"underpart":{
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"antonyms":[
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"face",
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"top"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a part lying on the lower side (as of a bird or mammal)":[],
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": a subordinate or auxiliary part or role":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the bird's underparts were white",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Calliope hummers have glossy green on the back and crown with white underparts . \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 26 July 2019",
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"The adult brown pelican has gray underparts with brown hues, black-brown belly, yellow head and dark brown neck, silver-gray back and wings, with black feathers at the tips. \u2014 Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccp\u00e4rt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bottom",
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"underbelly",
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"underbody",
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"underside",
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"undersurface"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172911",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"underpass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"We stood on the bridge and looked down at the underpass .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The leach field is situated just above U.S. 189 where a wildlife underpass has been installed. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
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"But of all the obstacles the 35-feet high flying horse encounters, the most challenging is the Interstate 65 underpass . \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Other memorable performances include that one time in a freeway underpass near the Arts District, or a house dubbed the Titanic house because of its address: 1912. \u2014 Julissa James, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"But peeing on the beach stinks and turns an otherwise pristine camp into a skeezy freeway underpass . \u2014 Outside Online , 4 May 2021",
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"The bill also introduces a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a $50 fine \u2014 which could be waived \u2014 and community service, for camping along highways, including under bridges or overpasses, or within an underpass . \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The vehicle struck a concrete pillar at the Arkansas 365 underpass , troopers said. \u2014 Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Montgomery County dedicated a new pedestrian underpass beneath Rockville Pike (Route 355) at the Medical Center Metro station Friday in honor of a former county official. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The heat of tires can melt snow and ice on them, leaving it to drip onto the apparently clear surface of the road beneath the underpass . \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 26 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccpas"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063103",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"underpay":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to pay less than what is normal or required":[
|
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"underpay taxes"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She underpaid for her meal.",
|
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"He realized that he had underpaid the cashier.",
|
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"The company underpays its workers.",
|
|
"They are underpaid for the work they do.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Companies that underpay workers and mistreat customers won\u2019t survive long. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As a result, investors will underpay for a quality company that will continue to grow its intrinsic worth over time. \u2014 Jonathan Dash, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Happel and others paid a total of $88 million to the Brazilian government for allegedly colluding to underpay local farmers. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Happel and others paid a total of $88 million to the Brazilian government for allegedly colluding to underpay local farmers. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The notion that American fashion has to underpay its garment workers to compete is disingenuous. \u2014 Elizabeth L. Cline, Forbes , 25 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"To bolster its case, the Treasury Department argued that Americans underpay their taxes by $600 billion per year, or approximately $7 trillion over the next decade. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
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"To pay for their plan, Democrats are calling for tax hikes on corporations and the wealthiest earners, as well as beefing up the IRS in order to generate more revenue by cracking down on people who cheat or underpay on their taxes. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Substack\u2019s thesis is, in part, that media companies underpay their most prominent writers. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8p\u0101"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030136",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"underpeopled":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": sparsely populated":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 1 + peopled":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115707",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"underperform":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to do worse than":[],
|
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": to fail to do as well as expected":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The report shows which schools are underperforming .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Often, stocks that underperform in the prior year will have more room to grow in the current year. \u2014 David Rae, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"This means that when the U.S. dollar gains momentum, Bitcoin tends to underperform , and vice versa. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Bonds typically underperform in times of high inflation because the value of fixed cash flows are eroded. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But diverse teams sometimes underperform compared to non-diverse teams, according to research. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There is a good chance that the stock will continue to underperform the market for some time. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"The company\u2019s profitability did not fare as well, scoring a 2 out of 10 rating due to negative margins and returns that underperform a majority of industry peers. \u2014 Gurufocus, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"High-growth tech stocks with weak earnings and poor cash flow tend to underperform the markets when interest rates begin to climb. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s known in the industry for its competitive model, where dealmakers working on successful transactions receive a greater share of profits than those whose investments underperform . \u2014 Simon Lee, Bloomberg.com , 19 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1971, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-p\u0259-\u02c8f\u022frm",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-p\u0259r-\u02c8f\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130445",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underpick":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an underpick loom":[],
|
|
": having the picking arm or shuttle-driving device under the shuttle boxes \u2014 compare overpick":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + pick , noun (throw of the shuttle)":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080615",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underpin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": support , substantiate":[
|
|
"underpin a thesis with evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form part of, strengthen, or replace the foundation of":[
|
|
"underpin a structure",
|
|
"underpin a sagging building"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8pin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"prop (up)",
|
|
"shore (up)",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"undergird",
|
|
"uphold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wall underpinned by metal beams",
|
|
"the central beliefs that underpin a free society",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fit for 55 legislative package that is designed to underpin the ambition of a 55% reduction in the EU\u2019s carbon emissions by 2030, compared with 1990 levels. \u2014 Karina Rigby, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of them are responsible for providing the support necessary to underpin Putin's war on Ukraine. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These structural factors underpin this trade relationship and could ensure that the U.S.-Mexico trade route remains strong. \u2014 Deepak Chhugani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"But Robredo had tapped into shock and outrage over the prospect of a Marcos recapturing the seat of power and harnessed a network of campaign volunteers to underpin her candidacy. \u2014 Jim Gomez, ajc , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"But his closest challenger, Vice President Leni Robredo, has tapped into shock and outrage over the prospect of another Marcos recapturing the seat of power and harnessed an army of campaign volunteers to underpin her candidacy. \u2014 Jim Gomez, Anchorage Daily News , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"But Robredo tapped into shock and outrage over the prospect of a Marcos recapturing the seat of power and harnessed a network of campaign volunteers to underpin her candidacy. \u2014 Jim Gomez, Chicago Tribune , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Since late November 2021, Americans have been dealing with record-breaking prices of gasoline, and the fuels that underpin crucial transportation sectors of the U.S. economy are even more expensive. \u2014 Roy Mathews, National Review , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Ultium, which will underpin and propel all of GM's upcoming new EVs, can also help reduce the battery energy needed for heating the car. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214753"
|
|
},
|
|
"underpinner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a supporting brace : prop":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083842",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underpinning":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person's legs":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that serves as a foundation : basis , support":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in plural the philosophical underpinnings of educational methods"
|
|
],
|
|
": the material and construction (such as a foundation) used for support of a structure":[],
|
|
": underwear":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the underpinnings of the theory have recently been called into question",
|
|
"the underpinnings of the bridge were seriously damaged in the collision",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Drone companies increasingly have been cleared to expand their operations in the U.S. as technology underpinning air-delivery improves. \u2014 Suman Bhattacharyya, WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"More existentially, the technology underpinning NFTs is complicated and difficult for even experienced engineers to harness, leading to delays and snafus in other sales. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The musical\u2019s underpinning is the true story of how White radio and TV station owners, as well as White record producers, appropriated Black music, gave the songs to White singers and rebranded the new genre as rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Roe provides the legal underpinning for the right to privacy and autonomy, which has also shielded LGBTQ individuals from discrimination, Massachusetts state Sen. Julian Cyr (D) said. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The resignations deal a blow to Hong Kong\u2019s reputation for judicial independence, which local officials have long touted as a key underpinning of the city\u2019s role as an international business and finance hub. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An ethical underpinning to always do what\u2019s right for the patient. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the plant still remains a financial underpinning of this Aleut community. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In his closing statement, one of Parlux\u2019s attorneys, Anthony Viola, returned to the contractual minutiae underpinning in the case. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 10 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccpi-ni\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bedrock",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"warp",
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002832",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underprepared":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inadequately prepared":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Rioters smashed windows, broke through doors and beat and bloodied law enforcement officers who were vastly underprepared for the mob. \u2014 Steve Leblanc And Ben Fox, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Instead, Ukraine has inflicted heavy losses on a Russian force seemingly underprepared for a long, tough fight. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Underequipped and underprepared , these volunteers joined the war effort from all walks of life. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Back in 2014, Ukrainians formed ad-hoc volunteer fighting battalions to help the underequipped, underprepared regular armed forces. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But critics of the government said the local authorities were ill-equipped to handle the annual influx and underprepared to deal with emergency situations. \u2014 Salman Masood, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Katherine Wu, a staff writer for The Atlantic, said the US is vastly underprepared for a new variant. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Cut down on courses like these, and kids may be hugely underprepared to navigate essential parts of the adult world. \u2014 Kat Mckim, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"At least 210 people died in Texas, where the underprepared power grid gave out and more than 4 million households lost power. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-pr\u0259-\u02c8perd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211116",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underprint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a light-colored overall pattern printed on a stamp underneath the design":[],
|
|
": printing on the back of a stamp":[],
|
|
": to print or impress on the under side of":[],
|
|
": to print with less density or firmness of outline than is needed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 1 + print":"Transitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111330",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underprivilege":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": condition of being deprived of or barred from enjoyment of an average or accepted standard of living : relative poverty":[
|
|
"right of labor to speak their protests against economic underprivilege",
|
|
"\u2014 R. M. La Follette \u20201953"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + privilege":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194345",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underprivileged":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advantaged",
|
|
"privileged"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deprived through social or economic condition of some of the fundamental rights of all members of a civilized society":[],
|
|
": of or relating to underprivileged people":[
|
|
"underprivileged areas of the city"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"underprivileged children often don't do as well on standardized tests as more privileged students",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those in underprivileged communities, however, may turn to unsafe abortions instead, drastically increasing their odds of harm or death in a state who\u2019s ban indirectly and unfairly targets them more than their privileged peers. \u2014 Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Teenagers with Indigenous and African heritage, as well as those from economically underprivileged backgrounds were more likely to get pregnant, the report said. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"Rather, the artificially intelligent platform screens solely on driving record, allowing drivers from underprivileged backgrounds to obtain insurance coverage at previously unfathomable price points, according to Henry. \u2014 Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Affectionately known as Fergie, the Duchess of York has put charity work front and center during her decades in the public eye, working to support teenagers with cancer as well as women and children from underprivileged backgrounds. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Good Housekeeping , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"And then there\u2019s his most philanthropic latest venture, announced today: helping underprivileged kids avoid low-paying jobs. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
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"Some 35 years later, that six-word summary of all the school accomplished \u2014 turning underprivileged kids into high achievers \u2014 still holds an almost mystical allure. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"For a Bright Future helps underrepresented and underprivileged kids through health, education, youth leadership, and the power of storytelling. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
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"The results of which underscore the fact that towing with an electric truck introduces a lot of guesswork, because trailers vary so much in terms of weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 1 July 2022",
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"Attorneys also underscore that the health risks of pregnancy far exceed medical complications from abortions. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
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"Unfortunately Noma\u2019s recent losses only underscore his point. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
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"To underscore Forrest\u2019s belief, FFI has hired almost 1,000 people in the past year and installed energy industry leaders, including Mark Hutchins, the former president and CEO of General Electric Europe, to join FFI as CEO. \u2014 David Jeans, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"The main thrust is to underscore the institution\u2019s eagerness to reconnect with its public after internal conflicts that arose before the coronavirus pandemic caused a management meltdown in the spring of 2020. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
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"Official pronouncements underscore China\u2019s determination to stick to its zero-COVID policy. \u2014 Amy Gunia, Time , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The questions underscore the complexity of California\u2019s quest to become the first state in the nation to approve statewide reparations for slavery. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"These sobering numbers heavily underscore Kennedy\u2019s mission to empower Black women in their financial wellness journey. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"And Jagger\u2019s signature harmonica occasionally features in Pemberton\u2019s underscore . \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The vulnerability and the lack of a patch underscore a problem with third-party code libraries that has gotten worse over the past decade. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
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"At the beginning of his career, Pusha\u2019s rapping served as the flamboyant underscore to his brother Malice\u2019s reflective storytelling. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Through leveraging TikTok, underscore works\u2019 artists have thrived during Covid-19. \u2014 Annie Reuter, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Reviews that are already trickling into Rotten Tomatoes underscore just how much this series is really freaking some people out. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Clyburn's comments underscore frustrations and confusion expressed in Texas over the state's new restrictive election law as early voting in Texas' March 1 primary is underway. \u2014 Shawna Mizelle, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"But the clashing cultural responses to the pandemic underscore America's creed of individualism and broad suspicion of European-style collective responsibility. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Initial findings of the NOACA project underscore that improving downtown streetscapes isn\u2019t just about aesthetics. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"The results of which underscore the fact that towing with an electric truck introduces a lot of guesswork, because trailers vary so much in terms of weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 1 July 2022",
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"Attorneys also underscore that the health risks of pregnancy far exceed medical complications from abortions. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
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"Unfortunately Noma\u2019s recent losses only underscore his point. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
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"To underscore Forrest\u2019s belief, FFI has hired almost 1,000 people in the past year and installed energy industry leaders, including Mark Hutchins, the former president and CEO of General Electric Europe, to join FFI as CEO. \u2014 David Jeans, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"The main thrust is to underscore the institution\u2019s eagerness to reconnect with its public after internal conflicts that arose before the coronavirus pandemic caused a management meltdown in the spring of 2020. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
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"Official pronouncements underscore China\u2019s determination to stick to its zero-COVID policy. \u2014 Amy Gunia, Time , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The questions underscore the complexity of California\u2019s quest to become the first state in the nation to approve statewide reparations for slavery. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"These sobering numbers heavily underscore Kennedy\u2019s mission to empower Black women in their financial wellness journey. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"And Jagger\u2019s signature harmonica occasionally features in Pemberton\u2019s underscore . \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The vulnerability and the lack of a patch underscore a problem with third-party code libraries that has gotten worse over the past decade. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
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"At the beginning of his career, Pusha\u2019s rapping served as the flamboyant underscore to his brother Malice\u2019s reflective storytelling. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Through leveraging TikTok, underscore works\u2019 artists have thrived during Covid-19. \u2014 Annie Reuter, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
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|
"Reviews that are already trickling into Rotten Tomatoes underscore just how much this series is really freaking some people out. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Clyburn's comments underscore frustrations and confusion expressed in Texas over the state's new restrictive election law as early voting in Texas' March 1 primary is underway. \u2014 Shawna Mizelle, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"But the clashing cultural responses to the pandemic underscore America's creed of individualism and broad suspicion of European-style collective responsibility. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Initial findings of the NOACA project underscore that improving downtown streetscapes isn\u2019t just about aesthetics. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"That will be the world\u2019s longest undersea high voltage direct current cable. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Geopolitics aside, the United States needs to know just how the USS Connecticut\u2019s accident is likely to stress America\u2019s undersea industrial base. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Manufacturing a smartphone, tablet or computer as well as the network that supports them consumes considerable resources \u2014 everything from mining rare minerals to laying undersea cables for high-speed internet. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2020",
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"The job encompasses everything from submarines and undersea internet cables to secret space planes and reconnaissance satellites in geosynchronous orbit. \u2014 Garrett M. Graff, Wired , 26 May 2020",
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"Its broad slopes dip by about one degree from the middle toward the edges, whereas a typical undersea volcano has a decline of five to 10 degrees. \u2014 William W. Sager, Scientific American , 1 May 2020",
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"They all are found amid the colorful corals and sponges and magnificent undersea formations. \u2014 Chuck Yarborough, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2020",
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"The ocean is normally a fairly noisy place, with the sounds of happy dolphins, lonely whales and diesel-chugging ships saturating the undersea world. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 28 Feb. 2020",
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"Two of the undersea cables that connect South Africa to the global network are again suffering outages, dragging down mobile and landline data speeds nationwide. \u2014 Brian Browdie, Quartz Africa , 30 Mar. 2020"
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"Racist stereotypes suggest men of some races have large penises and are hypersexual, while others are undersexed with small ones. \u2014 Peter Lehman, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While the suit is from the Chanel Cruise 2023 collection, Stewart ditched the undershirt and matching hat that was seen on the model on the runway. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
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"The two both dressed in chic black outfits for the event, the actress sporting a long black dress with a sheer turtleneck while her child opted for a black suit and blue undershirt . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"The pop star, who received eight nominations this year, rolled up to the red carpet wearing an oversized dark gray suit and white undershirt . \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Her husband held his own in custom Balenciaga, wearing an oversized dark gray suit with a white undershirt . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"At the Dom Perignon & Lenny Kravitz 'Assemblage' Exhibition in 2019, the singer wore a full black leather suit with a plunging undershirt and a long fringe statement necklace. \u2014 Lindy Segal, PEOPLE.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Corral was carted to the locker room for X-rays, which Kiffin said were negative, before returning to the sideline wearing his red undershirt and using two black crutches. \u2014 Brett Martel, Chron , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"That didn\u2019t help, as Brown took off his jersey, pads, and undershirt . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"In the incident at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Brown removed his jersey, shoulder pads, undershirt and glove and gave the crowd a peace sign before leaving mid-game. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Perhaps immunobridging actually led each company to slightly undershoot their dose size. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"When neurotypical children throw a Frisbee for the first time, for instance, the disc may over- or undershoot the target. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 July 2021",
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"Italy has blocked the export of 250,000 AstraZeneca doses (made in the country) to Australia, on the basis that AZ is likely to undershoot its delivery commitments within the EU. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"The risk is that these sub-2% expectations become self-fulfilling and inflation over time will chronically undershoot . \u2014 Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
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"Given its previous inability to hit its inflation target, we should be concerned the Fed will undershoot inflation, not overshoot it. \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 28 Sep. 2020",
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"Their inflation expectations suggest the Fed, the ECB and the Bank of Japan will all undershoot their targets on average for the next decade. \u2014 The Economist , 4 June 2020",
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"City Manager Jim Thompson stressed the importance of not undershooting revenue projections. \u2014 Lorraine Longhi, azcentral , 27 May 2020",
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"Because the Fed targets an index that tends to undershoot the CPI by about a third of a percentage point, this implies missing the central bank\u2019s 2% target by a long way. \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073203",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"undershorts":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": underpants for men or boys":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"All those initiated wear symbols with religious significance, known as the five K\u2019s: kesh (uncut hair), kanga (wooden comb), kachera (cotton undershorts ), kirpan (a steel blade), and kara (a steel bracelet). \u2014 Simranjit Khalsa, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Honestly, who\u2019s a better endorser for a pair of tight undershorts than a media scion with a penchant for weird sits",
|
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"Fila's quick-drying skirts with stretchy undershorts are a staple. \u2014 Kristi Kellogg, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 July 2021",
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"Nike checks all the boxes with this tennis skirt: a clean silhouette with subtle pleating, lightweight fabric, comfortable waistband, and stretchy undershorts to slip tennis balls into. \u2014 Kristi Kellogg, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccsh\u022frts"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023818",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"undershot":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed":[],
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": moved by water passing beneath":[
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"an undershot wheel"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The dogs\u2019 jaws should be massive, square and undershot , with the lower jaw projecting in front of the upper jaw. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
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"Stadia is a failing service that dramatically undershot Google sales estimates, and many of Google's promises made three years ago at Stadia's unveiling have not come true. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"The 266,000 net new jobs in April far undershot economists\u2019 forecasts, and the Labor Department\u2019s latest Jolts survey showed some 7.4 million unfilled positions. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 May 2021",
|
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"On May 16, Berenson pointed out that 300 people had died from the coronavirus in Colorado, a number that far undershot initial projections in the state. \u2014 Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner , 4 June 2020",
|
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"Third-quarter net profits, down by 24% on the same period last year, to $3bn, undershot pundits\u2019 forecasts by 14%. \u2014 The Economist , 2 Nov. 2019",
|
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"But wage growth has persistently undershot economist expectations. \u2014 Josh Mitchell, WSJ , 4 May 2018",
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"Wage growth could put longer-term pressure on prices, but it undershot expectations in data released on Wednesday. \u2014 Reuters, Fortune , 13 Sep. 2017",
|
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"The Fed targets an inflation rate of 2%, and over the last five years has consistently undershot that. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccsh\u00e4t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105445",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
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"undershot wheel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a vertical waterwheel into the circumference of which are set blades that are pushed by water passing underneath":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042856",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"undershrub":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": subshrub":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccshr\u0259b",
|
|
"especially Southern -\u02ccsr\u0259b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113438",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"undershrubby":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": tending to be a low shrub or subshrub":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000828",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"underside":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"face",
|
|
"top"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the side or surface lying underneath":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the underside of the table",
|
|
"The book explores the underside of human nature.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The stomata, which are minute openings on the underside of rose leaves, cool the plant in a process called transpiration. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The The large heatsink on top makes direct contact with the first of two M.2 ports, which is cooled from the underside too, with the lower port actually facing downwards and the SSD cooled by a thermal pad and heatsink at the bottom. \u2014 Antony Leather, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"That this animal, nicknamed Fred, might have had his own biography is betrayed only by the ominous hole on the underside of his skull. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Gillies rolled it so that the soft tissue on the underside was encased in skin to protect it. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"As the rain droplets pelt the bare soil, particles are blasted into the air and often land on the underside of leaves, spreading bacterial and fungal diseases. \u2014 Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The material was first made in Sweden from the underside of animal hides. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cover the grill and cook for 1 minute, or until the dough is slightly puffed and there are charred grill marks on the underside . \u2014 Claudia Catalano, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"There are no engravings except for a hidden serial number on the underside of the winding lever, and even the company\u2019s notable red-dot logo has been eschewed in favor of the black and gold color scheme. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8s\u012bd",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"underbelly",
|
|
"underbody",
|
|
"underpart",
|
|
"undersurface"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235633",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undersign":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to write one's name at the foot or end of (as a letter or legal instrument)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + sign":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170049",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undersigned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one whose name is signed at the end of a document":[
|
|
"the undersigned all agree"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1643, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bnd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092057",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undersigner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that undersigns : undersigned , subscriber":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131931",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undersize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"biggish",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"large",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"overscale",
|
|
"overscaled",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of a size less than is common, proper, normal, or average":[
|
|
"undersized trout"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He is undersized for a basketball player.",
|
|
"though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some ends are a little undersized but can rush the passer. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Its business is long- undersized compared to the platform\u2019s presence in culture and politics. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But the injuries are too much of a concern for a player who\u2019s already undersized and doesn\u2019t have great speed. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The problem is that the power forwards are decidedly undersized , when counting P.J. Tucker and Caleb Martin. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And despite big nights from Collin Gillespie, Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels, the short-handed and undersized Wildcats never made it all the way back. \u2014 Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And despite big performances from Collin Gillespie, Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels, the short-handed and undersized Wildcats never made it all the way back. \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And despite big performances from Collin Gillespie, Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels, the short-handed and undersized Wildcats never made it all the way back. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And despite big nights from Collin Gillespie, Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels, the short-handed and undersized Wildcats never made it all the way back. \u2014 Dave Skretta, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1706, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8s\u012bzd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pocket-size",
|
|
"pocket-sized",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"shrimpy",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"subnormal",
|
|
"toylike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032434",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undersized":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"biggish",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"large",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"overscale",
|
|
"overscaled",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of a size less than is common, proper, normal, or average":[
|
|
"undersized trout"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He is undersized for a basketball player.",
|
|
"though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some ends are a little undersized but can rush the passer. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Its business is long- undersized compared to the platform\u2019s presence in culture and politics. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But the injuries are too much of a concern for a player who\u2019s already undersized and doesn\u2019t have great speed. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The problem is that the power forwards are decidedly undersized , when counting P.J. Tucker and Caleb Martin. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And despite big nights from Collin Gillespie, Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels, the short-handed and undersized Wildcats never made it all the way back. \u2014 Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And despite big performances from Collin Gillespie, Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels, the short-handed and undersized Wildcats never made it all the way back. \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And despite big performances from Collin Gillespie, Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels, the short-handed and undersized Wildcats never made it all the way back. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And despite big nights from Collin Gillespie, Brandon Slater and Jermaine Samuels, the short-handed and undersized Wildcats never made it all the way back. \u2014 Dave Skretta, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1706, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8s\u012bzd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pocket-size",
|
|
"pocket-sized",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"shrimpy",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"subnormal",
|
|
"toylike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030907",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underspin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": backspin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Catching numbers hasn\u2019t been a problem with bass in the 2- to 2.5-pound range found at depths from 25 to 40 feet with Fatty Worm\u2019s underspins , Berserk\u2019s Purple Hornet jigs, or Pro Worms 124p on the drop-shot. \u2014 sacbee , 20 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccspin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133337",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undersquare":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an earmark for cattle made on the lower side of the ear : undercrop":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + square":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062029",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"understaffed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inadequately staffed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8staft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Teaching remains understaffed , with just 29,000 jobs added in January, still down 359,000 from February 2020. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After the mass departure, Johnson\u2019s former Burger King restaurant remains understaffed . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 July 2021",
|
|
"Garland\u2019s Civil Rights Division also remains perilously understaffed , enormously hampering its ability to conduct oversight of municipal police departments. \u2014 Jeff Hauser, The New Republic , 8 June 2021",
|
|
"Three years later, Cincinnati's Emergency Communications Center remains understaffed , an Enquirer examination of city and court documents shows. \u2014 Keely Brown, The Enquirer , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"After being understaffed for two years, the company was suddenly overstaffed. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The museum was still understaffed last summer, with guards covering too much ground to protect all areas of the museum at once, Artnet\u2019s Zachary Small reported. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Mosby explained that 103 assistant state\u2019s attorney positions are currently filled, while 42 are vacant, meaning that the unit is understaffed by about 29%. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Some of the testing sites had not been put into operation, while others only opened for a short period of time in the day and were understaffed , officials said, vowing to improve the situation. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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"I can't understand a word you're saying.",
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"I don't understand these directions.",
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"I want you to stay away from her. Do you understand ",
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"I don't understand how this is supposed to work.",
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"He doesn't really understand the situation.",
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"You should read the book in order to understand more about the subject.",
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"I can't understand why she would do such a thing.",
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"She's beginning to understand what's going on.",
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"You have to understand that I had no other choice.",
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"At first we didn't get along, but I think we understand each other now.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"By that November the judge determined Vannieuwenhoven was able to understand the court proceedings and assist in his own defense and the case moved to trial. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
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"Launching via the Fitbit app on Wednesday, Sleep Profile is the latest subscription-only data Fitbit Premium members can use to better understand their unique sleep type and identify their strengths and weaknesses. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
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"Munday: Writing students are often told to read their work aloud as a way to better understand and improve the language. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
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"There is a team aspect to the format that few understand or will likely care about. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
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"However, events in recent years have demonstrated that individuals also use social platforms to share and understand newsworthy events. \u2014 Jacopo Paoletti, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Like many other teams, shooting and defense are at the top of the list, while the team\u2019s decision to draft 19-year-old Max Christie signals the Lakers understand that youth and building for the future are areas that need addressing. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
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"But at this particular moment, in the most consequential election in American history, probably, is something that is utterly unique and imperative for people to see and to understand and to watch and to learn from. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
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"Are people coming to us to cut through the noise and the rhetoric and understand what is happening"
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": to supply in thought as though expressed":[
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"I can't understand a word you're saying.",
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"I don't understand these directions.",
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"I want you to stay away from her. Do you understand ",
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"I don't understand how this is supposed to work.",
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"He doesn't really understand the situation.",
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"You should read the book in order to understand more about the subject.",
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"I can't understand why she would do such a thing.",
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"She's beginning to understand what's going on.",
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"You have to understand that I had no other choice.",
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"At first we didn't get along, but I think we understand each other now.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"By that November the judge determined Vannieuwenhoven was able to understand the court proceedings and assist in his own defense and the case moved to trial. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
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"Launching via the Fitbit app on Wednesday, Sleep Profile is the latest subscription-only data Fitbit Premium members can use to better understand their unique sleep type and identify their strengths and weaknesses. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
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"Munday: Writing students are often told to read their work aloud as a way to better understand and improve the language. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
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"There is a team aspect to the format that few understand or will likely care about. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
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|
"However, events in recent years have demonstrated that individuals also use social platforms to share and understand newsworthy events. \u2014 Jacopo Paoletti, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Like many other teams, shooting and defense are at the top of the list, while the team\u2019s decision to draft 19-year-old Max Christie signals the Lakers understand that youth and building for the future are areas that need addressing. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
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"But at this particular moment, in the most consequential election in American history, probably, is something that is utterly unique and imperative for people to see and to understand and to watch and to learn from. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
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"Are people coming to us to cut through the noise and the rhetoric and understand what is happening"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"So, both the airlines and the hotel industries were understandably ecstatic when the testing requirement was struck. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
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"The tech industry has never been known as a bastion of humility\u2014and understandably so, to a certain extent. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
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"The announcement led to panic selling in markets and understandably so, as Celsius is a significant member of the crypto lending business, holding billions of dollars worth of customer assets. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"And understandably so, Washington, D.C. was very close to 9/11, especially with the Pentagon and especially with the kids who went to my school and where their parents worked and their family members and all of that. \u2014 Simone Oliver, refinery29.com , 8 June 2022",
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"Mihailovic was visibly emotional coming off the field, and understandably so as his injury came just ahead of his trip to Berhalter's camp after a years-long absence from the senior national team setup. \u2014 Pat Brennan, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"If so, you're likely overwhelmed by all of the options out there\u2014and understandably so. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 17 May 2022",
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"There's always a lot of chatter about gowns and getups at the Met Gala, and understandably so \u2014 the night is all about fashion. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 2 May 2022",
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"Because of this, gaining approval from the local university\u2019s ethics committee for our project has been difficult, and understandably so. \u2014 Brenna Henn, The Conversation , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"humane",
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"He has a thorough understanding of the subject.",
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"She has a basic understanding of the process.",
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"I hope to get a clearer understanding of the issues involved.",
|
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"He seems to have little understanding of our situation.",
|
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"We have an understanding that whoever cooks doesn't have to do the dishes.",
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"She treats them with kindness and understanding .",
|
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"a relationship based on mutual understanding",
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"Adjective",
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"a kind and understanding teacher who often helps troubled students",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"With this in mind, developments in this field could unlock a greater understanding of customer experience and enable businesses to achieve a new level of enhanced customer sensitivity. \u2014 Heikki V\u00e4\u00e4n\u00e4nen, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Lavallee noted that, on his NextDoor post, some neighbors expressed an understanding that climate change is real, but a sense of powerlessness to stop it. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
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"Both of us have grown up to see the ways the gun violence prevention movement could learn from other groups, could include a greater understanding of gun suicides and domestic violence and gang violence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Carbajal said the program offered an important foundational understanding of climate change. \u2014 Ambreen Ali, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
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"Since Prince William, 40, served as a helicopter pilot in the Royal Air Force, the couple has an understanding of the struggles military families go through. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Throughout seasons one and two, the hosts \u2018wake up\u2019, developing true consciousness and an understanding of their reality. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022",
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"His comment suggests that their separation was always contingent on an understanding between them. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 11 June 2022",
|
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"This week, Nature is publishing a study that tries to move us closer to an understanding . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"My professors are very understanding and know how much Mapis means to me. \u2014 Jill Griffin, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
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"External attorneys and clients have been very understanding . \u2014 Fortune , 30 May 2022",
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"But one of the good surprising things is that customers can be very understanding and have empathy too. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
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"Instead, my friends were super understanding , supportive and felt bad for me. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"One set is pretty understanding ; the other set is extremely right-wing and over-the-top conservative. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"So the pandemic taught me to love people more, to be more up close and personal, and to be more understanding . \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Continue to reach out to your son in a loving and understanding way. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Continue to reach out to your son in a loving and understanding way. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 6 Feb. 2022"
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"He understated his taxable income.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Positive Impacts of Refugees Are Understated",
|
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"There was no way to verify the toll, and Russian officials often understate casualty figures. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Reporting of Russian military casualties is practically nonexistent, limited to official Defense Ministry statistics that dramatically understate losses. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Street Earnings understate Core Earnings by >10% for ~9% of S&P 500 companies. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Now, that's again not to understate the difficulties of the political timetable which have been set before us. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Due to the way COVID deaths are reported, not all of those deaths happened during that time, but many of them did, and there\u2019s no way to understate the effect the virus has had on Alabama\u2019s population. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Unless the state can obtain more testing supplies and providers, future case counts \u2014 while record-breaking \u2014 could drastically understate the actual prevalence of the virus. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
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"And those tallies no doubt understate the pandemic's toll. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 5 Jan. 2022"
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"antonyms":[
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"flamboyant",
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"flaring",
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"flashy",
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"garish",
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"gaudy",
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"loud",
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"examples":[
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"the actor's understated interpretation of the lead role is surprisingly compelling",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Unlike most of the other actors on this list, his understated portrayal is an anomaly for a performer that many see as a one-dimensional caricature. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 1 July 2022",
|
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"The Borrowed From the Boys Never underestimate the power of an understated basic\u2014like Kendall Jenner\u2019s go-to Hanes tank top from the boys\u2019 section. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 1 July 2022",
|
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"With understated tones of seriousness, Ms. Maxwell attempts to present herself as being horrified at what was done to these many dozens of girls and young women while being a key architect of that system. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"The understated redesign of the area surrounding Notre-Dame, which leaves the long, rectangular stone square in front of the cathedral mostly intact, will not radically alter the neighborhood. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Under Pitt's direction, however, the transformation of a faceless industrial vault has achieved a space of purpose, elegance and understated humor. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Beatrice is known for her elegant and understated outfits. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Throughout, golf has been a reliable, understated constant. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Aslan Freeman, from Lainey\u2019s road band, established a vacillating acoustic guitar current; Rob McNelley contributed George Harrison-like twin slide guitars; and Billy Justineau offered tremolo keyboard over Fred Eltringham\u2019s understated drum part. \u2014 Tom Roland, Billboard , 14 June 2022"
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"understatement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the avoidance of obvious emphasis or embellishment : an understated condition, appearance, etc.":[
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"Sure, glamour is still the operative word regarding fashion, but where flamboyance once ruled, there is now understatement and classic elegance.",
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"\u2014 Premiere",
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"He capitalizes on his reputation for understatement by saving huge sonorities for significant occasions; as a result, his rare musical outbursts seem not so much theatrical as visceral, as if they were blows sustained in real time.",
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"\u2014 Alex Ross"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8st\u0101t-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000643",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"undersupply":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abundance",
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"adequacy",
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"amplitude",
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"opulence",
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"plenitude",
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"plenty",
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"sufficiency",
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"wealth"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an inadequate supply":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an undersupply of nutritious foods at the party",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The coronavirus omicron variant has quickly become the dominant variant in many parts of the world, accounting for 73.2% of cases in the U.S. and leading to an undersupply of a Covid treatment most successful against omicron. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"In late March, regional Russian officials were sounding alarm bells about a drastic undersupply of protective equipment and pervasive confusion about how they were supposed to tackle the virus. \u2014 Anton Troianovski, New York Times , 14 May 2020",
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"Soaring rents and an undersupply of affordable housing are the key factors behind the evictions, according to Shachter. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Feb. 2020",
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"In Berlin, a nurse in an intensive care unit who prefers to be called Nico because he\u2019s not authorized to speak to the news media loves working with patients, and the undersupply of nurses means ironclad job stability. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"Water shortages are a two-part equation: undersupply and overuse. \u2014 Philip Kiefer, Outside Online , 11 Nov. 2019",
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"By 2030, the Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a total undersupply of as many as 121,300 doctors, equivalent to 15% of the MD's active in the U.S. The AAMC forecasts that 55% of the shortfall will be for specialists. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 15 July 2019",
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"When the league\u2019s average ticket price goes up in a year when 10 teams are at least 10 games out before the season is halfway done, supply and demand is tilted, with an oversupply of tanking teams and an undersupply of competitive ones. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, latimes.com , 16 June 2018",
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"Where undersupply is greatest is in the entry level. \u2014 Hudson Sangree, sacbee , 6 Jan. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02c8pl\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"crunch",
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"dearth",
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"deficiency",
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"deficit",
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"drought",
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"drouth",
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"failure",
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"famine",
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"inadequacy",
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"inadequateness",
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"insufficiency",
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"lack",
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"lacuna",
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"paucity",
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"pinch",
|
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"poverty",
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"scantiness",
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"scarceness",
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"scarcity",
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"shortage",
|
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"want"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111726",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"undersurface":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"face",
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"top"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": existing or moving below the surface":[],
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": underside":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"painted the undersurface of the plane blue",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Scientists observed a beetle walking upside-down on the undersurface of a pool of water. \u2014 New York Times , 26 July 2021",
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"The spots enlarge and are mirrored on the undersurface of the leaf with a white downy growth. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 21 July 2015",
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"When the undersurface of the first tablet was revealed, Dr. White got chills. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 7 Mar. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1733, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259r-f\u0259s",
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259r-f\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bottom",
|
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"underbelly",
|
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"underbody",
|
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"underpart",
|
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"underside"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191623",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"undertail":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lying or extending under the tail":[
|
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"undertail wing coverts"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 2 + tail , noun":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105413",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"undertake":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavow",
|
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"disclaim",
|
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"disown",
|
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"repudiate"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": guarantee , promise":[
|
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"readily undertook that the letter should be securely conveyed",
|
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
|
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],
|
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": to give surety or assume responsibility":[],
|
|
": to take upon oneself : set about : attempt":[
|
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"undertake a task",
|
|
"undertake to learn to swim"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"He's undertaking a thorough search.",
|
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"The researchers undertook a series of studies.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Early speculation is that the Academy will undertake a full review of the incident in which Smith struck presenter Chris Rock in the face after Rock made a joke about Smith\u2019s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The state\u2019s grass-roots conservatives remain angry about Mr. Biden\u2019s victory and the failure of Republicans to undertake an Arizona-style review of ballots cast in Wisconsin last year. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The reason to undertake this internal reorganization and to elevate the role of presales is simple: This is the next big way that companies can differentiate and accelerate growth. \u2014 Matt Darrow, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"After the war, Tymofiy wants to finish his studies, undertake military service and attend the same college as his mother. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The commission is expected to undertake its own analysis of partisan fairness before the end of the month. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But there are times, too, when the most important behavior to undertake when viewing art is listening. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"By special order of his mother Queen Elizabeth, the Prince of Wales stepped in to undertake the important duty of giving the Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Beijing exploited its access to Western markets and enterprises to undertake an unparalleled program of intellectual-property theft, technology transfer, and economic espionage. \u2014 Hal Brands, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"assume",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"shoulder",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162617",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"undertaker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Englishman taking over forfeited lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries":[],
|
|
": one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur":[],
|
|
": one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the undertaker wore black clothes and a solemn expression",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But my grandfather, C. Sylvester Whitaker, Sr., migrated north to Pittsburgh and became an undertaker . \u2014 Mark Whitaker, CBS News , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The cemetery\u2019s chief undertaker , Ashraf Zaher, 48, paused to survey the funeral, another job done. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So is Cedric Young, here playing the undertaker West, a fastidious figure who profits from the death of Black men. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Dowd stars as a secretive undertaker forced to take in two orphans. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The life of an undertaker might seem radically different from that of a writer, but there are some meaningful similarities: Both jobs require a sensitivity to emotional pain, a sense of duty to attend to grief, and a deft way with words. \u2014 Thomas Lynch, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Korean cast includes Yoo Hae-jin (the undertaker ), Kim Ok-vin (White Marten), and Park Jeong-min (the swordsman). \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In 1902, her ancestor Robert Elliott was one of the early African Americans in Baltimore to officially receive an undertaker \u2019s license. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The undertaker announced that this was the loudest his funeral home had ever been. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"sense 2 is \u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u0101-k\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u0101-k\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"funeral director",
|
|
"mortician"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053958",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undertakerly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the manner or tone of an undertaker":[
|
|
"sees my grief, and assumes an undertakerly air",
|
|
"\u2014 George Meredith"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041742",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undertaking":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pledge , guarantee":[],
|
|
": something undertaken : enterprise":[],
|
|
": the act of one who undertakes or engages in a project or business":[],
|
|
": the business of an undertaker":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The restoration of the old theater is a huge undertaking .",
|
|
"He advised us against such a risky undertaking .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Deploying those skills in his new civic undertaking , Haith set out to make a symbol that encapsulated the holiday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The response to Ukrainian refugees has been one of the JDC's biggest undertaking since World War II when the group helped 81,000 Jews flee the Nazis. \u2014 Ryan Bergeron, CNN , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Holder\u2019s attorney Aaron Jansen has a daunting undertaking in defending him. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Charleston, one of the nation's most notorious slave ports, was already a bold choice for such a significant undertaking , but its exact site doubles down on that. \u2014 Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Achaar is personal for Agrawal, a familial undertaking that has been shaped by generations. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Digital transformation might feel like a risky undertaking , but the alternative is far more dangerous\u2014a gradual loss of market share to the innovators who chose to become the change. \u2014 Evgeny Grigul, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps the clearest comparison to New York\u2019s undertaking is the resort near Boston, the Encore Boston Harbor. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The Classroom Library Project, however, was by far their most ambitious undertaking . \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"sense 1b is \u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u0101- only",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u0101-ki\u014b",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112039",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underweight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"overweight",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": weighing less than the normal or requisite amount":[],
|
|
": weight below normal, average, or requisite weight":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the long illness left him frail and underweight",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Starvation is a big problem for hoiho, with around 80% of the penguins arriving at the center underweight , says van Zanten. \u2014 CNN , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The findings showed evidence that children with a vegetarian diet had almost two-fold higher odds of having underweight , which is defined as below the third percentile for BMI. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The share of survey respondents who were overweight eurozone stocks dropped 48 percentage points to the largest underweight reading for that region since July 2012. \u2014 Karen Langley, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This underweight is the dry powder that can come back into the stocks. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Remember Hong Kong internet outperforming and India underperforming is the active manager pain trade due to their overweight to India and underweight to China. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Sectoral rotations should tilt toward real estate and health care, while shifting underweight on consumer discretionary. \u2014 Chris Taylor, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"By rating Jumia\u2019s stock as underweight , Holbrook invites investors to be skeptical of Jumia\u2019s pivot being successful. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Analysts at Wells Fargo cut their recommendation for Allstate from equal-weight to underweight . \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Prosecutors said the child is severely underweight and has post-traumatic stress disorder. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The undersized, underweight freshman caught the eye of then-coach Jim Gosz. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Being underweight can be a sign of malnutrition and can indicate that one\u2019s diet isn\u2019t enough to support appropriate growth, according to the study news release. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Saginaw County Animal Care & Control freed the malnourished and underweight dog and treated her injuries. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The fragile colt was weak and underweight , deaf, couldn\u2019t walk on his deformed hooves and was about the size of a housecat. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The two surviving cows were found to each be about 100 pounds underweight , the report said. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Most of the children ranging in age at the time of their rescue from 2 to 29 were severely underweight and hadn't bathed for months. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The remaining lemur, which the specialists named Luna, was underweight , severely malnourished and deeply depressed. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1596, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1675, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8w\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8w\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"featherlight",
|
|
"feathery",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"weightless"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110648",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underwood":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": undergrowth , underbrush":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212822",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underwooded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": covered with undergrowth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203549",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underwool":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": short woolly underfur":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccwu\u0307l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063820",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"underwork":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a supporting structure built underneath":[],
|
|
": to do less work than is proper or suitable":[],
|
|
": to do like work at a less price than":[],
|
|
": to do work for less than current rates":[],
|
|
": to exact too little work from":[
|
|
"underwork a horse",
|
|
"underworked committee"
|
|
],
|
|
": to expend too little work upon":[
|
|
"underwork a painting"
|
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],
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"examples":[],
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"under entry 3 + work , noun":"Noun"
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"noun",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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": not having enough work to do : not asked or required to do much work or expend much effort":[
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"overpaid and underworked executives",
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"In general show horses are not well conditioned animals. Most of them are overfed and underworked .",
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"\u2014 Shirley Standring"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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]
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"underworker":{
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"definitions":{
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": an assistant workman":[],
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": one that underworks":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"underworld":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": earth":[],
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": the place of departed souls : hades":[],
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": the side of the earth opposite to one : antipodes":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The story helped cement Adelstein\u2019s reputation as an unflinching chronicler of organized crime in Japan, propelling him to minor celebrity status as one of the primary experts on a shadowy underworld few had access to. \u2014 Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"For example, the bondsmen McDonough Brothers \u2014 Peter and Tom \u2014 ruled the criminal underworld in San Francisco for three decades in the early 20th century. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
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"And gang members who try to leave the underworld are hunted down as traitors. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2021",
|
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"Mortensen plays Saul Tenser, an underworld celebrity thanks to his advanced case of Accelerated Evolution Syndrome. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Toward the end of the millennium, a southside narco named George Herbert became the undisputed king of Belize\u2019s underworld , hooking up cartels with corrupt politicians to ship coke north. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
|
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"As with Roger Rabbit, the central mystery has links to the Hollywood underworld ; this time, however, that setting is updated to the industry as audiences now know it. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 May 2022",
|
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"Miller tries to avoid slipping back the underworld with the help of an old friend (Rhames). \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 19 May 2022",
|
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"But Galicot couldn\u2019t control the violent reality of the city\u2019s underworld . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"demimonde",
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"demiworld",
|
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"half-world",
|
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"netherworld",
|
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"underbelly"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202814",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"underwrite":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"defund"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to agree to purchase (something, such as security issue) usually on a fixed date at a fixed price with a view to public distribution":[],
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": to guarantee financial support of":[
|
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"underwrite a project"
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],
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": to subscribe to : agree to":[],
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": to work as an underwriter":[],
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": to write under or at the end of something else":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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|
"a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Houlihan\u2019s story offers a rare look at the cloistered world of professional track, at the corporate sponsors that underwrite their own squads, and at a sport that continues to struggle to police the use of performance-enhancing drugs. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 July 2022",
|
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"Syndication firms have relationships with brokers who hand-deliver deals and analysts who underwrite hundreds of them. \u2014 Patrick Grimes, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
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"An open society and competitive business climate promote the technological progress and economic growth that underwrite our foreign policy. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Foreign securities firms that underwrite Chinese firms\u2019 overseas share sales are required to register with the CSRC and submit an annual report on the businesses. \u2014 Fortune , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Your participation and fundraising donations will help underwrite recreation programs for children and adults with disabilities. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
|
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"To stay afloat, McCarthy said Peloton is borrowing $750 million in five-year term debt from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, two banks that helped underwrite its IPO. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Amy Chua, one of his Yale Law professors, urged him to write a memoir and connected him with an agent; Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire, helped underwrite Vance\u2019s investment fund, Narya Capital, and then his campaign for the U.S. Senate. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Apple will underwrite the loans and fund them, which also means absorbing losses when borrowers fail to repay. \u2014 Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ , 11 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccr\u012bt",
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccr\u012bt, \u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8r\u012bt",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259-",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259-",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8r\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bankroll",
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"capitalize",
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"endow",
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"finance",
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"fund",
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"stake",
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"subsidize"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111218",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"underwriter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that underwrites : guarantor":[],
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": one that underwrites a policy of insurance : insurer":[],
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": one that underwrites a security issue":[],
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": one who selects risks to be solicited or rates the acceptability of risks solicited":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Barry, as a broker, underwriter and developer, left his mark on landmarks across metro Atlanta. \u2014 Ben Smith, ajc , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Premiums should be set by an actuary or independent third-party underwriter . \u2014 Van Carlson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is several orders-of-magnitude more data on each decision than a traditional underwriter can absorb. \u2014 Steven Li, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Gentry, 46, grew up in Kenya and previously worked as a mortgage underwriter for USAA, a financial services firm for members and veterans of the U.S. military. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The main investor and underwriter in that deal, former New York investment firm Salomon Brothers, ended up paying more than $30 million in settlements. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Kremlin is the primary underwriter of its nation\u2019s culture. \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Teresa Contreras, 22, a senior at North Park University in Chicago, recently accepted an underwriter position at Chubb Ltd. , a global insurance company. \u2014 Gabriel T. Rubin, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On top of her cryptocurrency investments, Ms. Gentry, a former mortgage underwriter , has found work as a consultant advising DeFi and NFT projects. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccr\u012b-t\u0259r",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259-"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195319",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undescended":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": retained within the inguinal region rather than descending into the scrotum":[
|
|
"an undescended testis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Prior research has connected phthalates with reproductive problems, such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Amie took doctors\u2019 advice and raised her first baby as a boy, agreeing to surgery to bring down undescended testicles. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2019",
|
|
"Hernias are typical for kids with her intersex trait because their undescended testes push out. \u2014 Asher Fogle, Good Housekeeping , 21 Oct. 2016",
|
|
"She was born with androgen insensitivity syndrome, a condition that caused her to have external female anatomy and, internally, undescended testes instead of a uterus. \u2014 Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire , 5 July 2017",
|
|
"Not only were their numbers dismal, but almost all of the male panthers showed signs of inbreeding depression, including undescended testicles, kinked tails and low sperm counts. \u2014 Laura Poppick, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"Not only were their numbers dismal, but almost all of the male panthers showed signs of inbreeding depression, including undescended testicles, kinked tails and low sperm counts. \u2014 Laura Poppick, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"She was born with androgen insensitivity syndrome, a condition that caused her to have external female anatomy and, internally, undescended testes instead of a uterus. \u2014 Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire , 5 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1701, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8sen-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035315",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undescribable":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": impossible to describe : indescribable":[
|
|
"Describing things that were once considered undescribable \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Art McLean"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1728, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8skr\u012b-b\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111113",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undescribed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not described":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + described , past participle of describe":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191026",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undescried":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not descried : unseen":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + descried , past participle of descry":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204559",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undescriptive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not effective in describing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091239",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undeserve":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to fail to deserve":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from undeserved":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031042",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undeserved":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not earned or deserved : not justified or merited":[
|
|
"undeserved criticism/praise",
|
|
"an undeserved reputation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As a result of the misinformation in initial news reports and online, the young player\u2019s family has endured much undeserved criticism and blame. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"That playoff berth was fool\u2019s gold, an undeserved reward that left the organization in denial about some of its greatest flaws. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The book shows how White conservative politicians sold their opposition to Obamacare, gun control and education funding as a way to keep government small \u2014 and prevent Blacks and immigrants from getting undeserved benefits. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Bravo to Marvel for breaking down barriers with its first LGBTQ+ hero and its first deaf superhero in the lovely but undeserved Makkari. \u2014 Sandra Gonzalez, CNN , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But here again, other investors have missed this dividend opportunity and are mostly ignoring this fund, handing it a totally undeserved 4.1% discount to NAV. \u2014 Michael Foster, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Nikola Jokic gets some undeserved criticism, too \u2014 Luka Doncic is wildly respected. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The current stats suggest that undeserved communities don't become more involved in the jobs of the future which are: science, technology, engineering and math. \u2014 Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Weisselberg alone was accused of defrauding the federal, state and city governments out of more than $900,000 in unpaid taxes and undeserved tax refunds. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 4 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8z\u0259rvd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125337",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undeserving":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking merit : not worthy of praise, assistance, attention, etc.":[
|
|
"selfish, undeserving people",
|
|
"The natural history of women's friendships is by no means a thin or undeserving subject.",
|
|
"\u2014 Barbara Kingsolver"
|
|
],
|
|
": not deserving : such as":[],
|
|
": not deserving something specified":[
|
|
"\u2026 circumstances of brutal outrage, of which poor Jean was in many respects wholly undeserving .",
|
|
"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott",
|
|
"I do not mean to say that medicine is blameless \u2026 or undeserving of criticism.",
|
|
"\u2014 Margaret Talbot"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Yet, these efforts are repeatedly countered by claims that those who need relief are ultimately undeserving . \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Others insisted that many of their colleagues at the plant were undeserving or lazy. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The main charge is not that Anne Hathaway is untalented or undeserving of celebrity. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Experts say one of the most harmful aspects of the public's scorn is the underlying assumption that character flaws make Heard undeserving of empathy. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The President seems eager to divide the nation's enormous student debt load -- $1.6 trillion owed to the federal government by 45 million Americans -- into the deserving and undeserving debtors. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Activists and human rights officials say Poland is treating the immigrants coming through Belarus as universally undeserving of protection in Europe, when that is not always the case. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Justice Department charged 50 people with participating in a fraudulent scheme to get undeserving students into elite colleges. \u2014 Jennifer Levitz And Melissa Korn, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Not making it on the first ballot isn\u2019t a sign a player is undeserving but a testament to the backlog of tremendous players who, for one reason or another, have had to bide their time. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1549, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8z\u0259r-vi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090749",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undeserving poor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": poor people who are thought to have bad moral character and do not deserve to be helped":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040412",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undesignated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not designated (as for a particular purpose)":[
|
|
"undesignated funds",
|
|
"an undesignated area"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The money for the purchase would come from the undesignated portion of the city's budget, which currently holds $14.5 million, said Colby Fulfer, the city's chief of staff. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Wyman Morgan, the city's director of administration and finance, said the money for the design of the road will come from the city's undesignated funds. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Camping on undesignated sites down long, poorly maintained national-forest roads, ideally next to moving water but not neighbors. \u2014 Christopher Keyes, Outside Online , 22 June 2020",
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"But Kemp\u2019s revenue estimate, which sets the legal ceiling for how much lawmakers can spend, makes no mention of the other $700 million in undesignated surplus. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But last summer, the university took previously undesignated funds from its endowment to fulfill the $10 million pledge. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
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"It is estimated that 2.8 million hectares (6.9 million acres) of undesignated areas of the Amazon have been deforested. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"The additional $2 million for the program will be transferred from undesignated funds, then replenished once the county receives federal money under the American Rescue Plan Act. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Apr. 2021",
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"Revenue in the proposal includes $2.5 million in undesignated reserve funds. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 9 Mar. 2021"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132021",
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]
|
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"undesigning":{
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"definitions":{
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": having no ulterior or fraudulent purpose : sincere":[
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"a child's undesigning honesty"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105359",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undetectable":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": unable to be detected : impossible to discover or notice : not detectable":[
|
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"an almost undetectable change",
|
|
"undetectable traces of poison",
|
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"Signs of life may be so minimal as to be undetectable by modern instruments \u2026",
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"\u2014 Lauren J. Livo"
|
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8tek-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
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"-d\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to Lambda Legal, nearly all of the approximately 2,000 members of the U.S. military living with HIV have undetectable viral loads. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While such a faint signal would normally be undetectable , that should not be the case in voids. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"In the open ocean, tsunami waves can be small and may even be undetectable by a boat at the surface. \u2014 Sally Warner, The Conversation , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"At nearly three times the size of Hubble's mirror, the Webb telescope's mirror will be sensitive enough to see celestial objects that were undetectable by previous observatories. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Complete remissions were reported in 54 patients, or 60%, meaning their disease was undetectable . \u2014 Adam Feuerstein, STAT , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The very best interaction design\u2014the process of anticipating and facilitating behaviors between users and technology\u2014 is undetectable to the user. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Newcomb Hollow beach now has a sensor, but a shark without a tag is undetectable to it. \u2014 Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Like many other long-haulers, most of Woods\u2019 symptoms are mysterious, often undetectable on tests and difficult to treat. \u2014 Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer , 19 July 2021"
|
|
],
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161221"
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|
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"undetermined":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"definite",
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"pellucid"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not definitely or authoritatively decided, settled, or identified : not determined":[
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"an undetermined boundary",
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"an undetermined species",
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"at an as yet undetermined time",
|
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"an undetermined number of people"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bulk \u2014 $75 million \u2014 of the $96.9 million already allocated from the second tranche would be used to maintain service levels in 2023 with additional ARPA funding for services in 2024 left undetermined . \u2014 Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
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"The cause of death is still undetermined at this point. \u2014 Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"There was also a second type of eggshell from an undetermined species that showed signs of cooking during a much narrower time frame. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"In total, about 22 Afghans are still being vetted, of whom 16 were expected to receive notice by this week that their applications for U.S. entry were denied, officials and occupants said, leaving another six cases still undetermined . \u2014 Jessica Donati, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Haywire's cause was undetermined but suspected to be from lightning days earlier. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Authorities on Monday said two of the wounded were in good condition, two were in stable condition, and the status of the fifth patient was undetermined . \u2014 Stefanie Dazio, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Orange County Fire Authority official Michael Contreras said two of the wounded were in good condition, two were in stable condition and the status of the fifth patient was undetermined . \u2014 Amy Taxin And Deepa Bharath, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Gilbert's cause of death is undetermined and was most likely an accident, police said. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 13 May 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"-d\u0113-",
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8t\u0259r-m\u0259nd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"blear",
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"bleary",
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"blurry",
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|
"dim",
|
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"faint",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"gauzy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
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"misty",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"opaque",
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|
"pale",
|
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"shadowy",
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"unclear",
|
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"undefined",
|
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"vague"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175606",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"undeveloped":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": having a relatively low level of industrialization and standard of living":[
|
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"undeveloped countries/nations"
|
|
],
|
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": not developed : lacking in development":[
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"undeveloped natural resources",
|
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"undeveloped potential",
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"undeveloped film",
|
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"undeveloped seeds"
|
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],
|
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": not used for building, farming, industry, etc.":[
|
|
"undeveloped land",
|
|
"an area of undeveloped wilderness"
|
|
],
|
|
": such as":[
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"undeveloped natural resources",
|
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"undeveloped potential",
|
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"undeveloped film",
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"undeveloped seeds"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the study said the bulk of the floodwaters would have come even had the watershed been undeveloped . \u2014 Steve Thompson, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Three out of the five land parcels are largely undeveloped , and the future owner can build additional homes there\u2014or add even more rose gardens, if that\u2019s their thing. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Buffalo National River's dispatch center was notified at 4:49 p.m. Saturday that a hiker had fallen in the undeveloped wilderness area. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Their next stop after Harborside Park was an undeveloped area near the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Faivre Street. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The attractions takes about half the land, with the other half a bioreserve of undeveloped acres for coastal sagebrush and other indigenous plants and wildlife in the San Pasqual Valley near Escondido. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The 1967 law allowed the company to transform a sprawling area of undeveloped swampland into Florida\u2019s biggest private employer and a massive driver of tourism. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Photos don\u2019t do justice to the epic sweep and majesty of Basin and Range National Monument, an undeveloped , natural space twice as large as the city of Los Angeles. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Welcome to the world\u2019s longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1736, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8vel-\u0259pt",
|
|
"-d\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8ve-l\u0259pt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011018",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undignified":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not dignified : lacking in dignity or injurious to dignity":[
|
|
"undignified behavior",
|
|
"She did not exactly fall, but she staggered and reeled across the room in a very undignified fashion \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery",
|
|
"\u2026 she could not get over the idea that to earn her living was somewhat undignified \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Somerset Maugham"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Otherwise, the non-stop ka-ching-ing likely would create an undignified racket that would rise above the hushed crowds surrounding focused golfers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Fisher's venomous rant instead took a decidedly undignified low road. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"My housing search pitched me headlong into a frenzied and undignified reality. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"In almost every case, a random drug screen is accomplished via urinalysis and is inherently invasive, embarrassing, and undignified . \u2014 Red Shannon, Outside Online , 26 May 2015",
|
|
"Sticky hands are thrown, leaves fly, and one frog tosses the other over his shoulder in an undignified manner. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The patriarchy harms everyone and encourages undignified decision-making, but some women understand that and take advantage of it. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ironically, many trusted advisers feel business development is too time consuming, expensive, or undignified . \u2014 Henry Devries, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"One group of workers recently delivered a petition with over 100 signatures to managers complaining of undignified treatment, low pay, and insufficient breaks and break room equipment. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1716, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dig-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001707",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undignify":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to take dignity from":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + dignify":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115736",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undiluted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"alloyed",
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"impure",
|
|
"mixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not diluted : such as":[],
|
|
": not diminished, weakened, or restrained in any way : pure":[
|
|
"undiluted joy/pleasure/happiness",
|
|
"undiluted greed",
|
|
"\u2026 has attempted to write a straight Gothic novel, undiluted by levity \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Merle Rubin"
|
|
],
|
|
": not made thinner or more liquid by admixture":[
|
|
"undiluted whiskey",
|
|
"an undiluted solution"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The reassurance, which appeared undiluted by any pressure on Ukraine to negotiate with Moscow, was emphatic. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"McLaren reps told us suspension calibration was among the most focused and precise aspects of designing the car, ensuring undiluted performance in multiple environments. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"But the story belongs to its young cast, and Lords' ramshackle comedy sweetly captures the rank anxiety, random humiliations, and undiluted hope of being young. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Genshu sake is undiluted and features the highest alcohol content through natural fermentation at over 18%. \u2014 Navpreet Dhillon, Sunset Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Enlarge / Vials of undiluted Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Rogan\u2019s self-defense was an example of gaslighting in its most undiluted form. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In its undiluted form, the sari is a textile that assumes the form of a wearer, which means there are as many ways to drape it as there are communities in India. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The problem is that that feeling of raw, undiluted , maddening unfairness hasn\u2019t quite hit in a scene. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 6 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1756, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fc-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"unadulterated",
|
|
"unalloyed",
|
|
"unmixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110320",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undiminishable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not capable of being diminished":[
|
|
"undiminishable greatness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + diminish + -able":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112526",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undiminished":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not made less, smaller, or weaker : not diminished":[
|
|
"working with undiminished enthusiasm/energy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What that is is between him and his shrink, although maybe a desire to seem and feel undiminished is not as mysterious as all that. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Over a century later, the splendor remains undiminished . \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Mom\u2019s love and sacrifice remained undiminished by the horrors of our daily lives. \u2014 Nadja Halilbegovich, Time , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"While Russia's grand military ambitions may have failed, Vladimir Putin's ability to cause massive destruction and suffering remains undiminished and apparently unsatisfied. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The character in the bed was still Harriet, though, changed but undiminished . \u2014 Rachael Bedard, The New Yorker , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Pasolini, who was brutally murdered in 1975 at age 53, would surely be pleased to learn that his ability to provoke remains undiminished . \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Yet the reality of it is still alive here, making the image feel like a potent gesture of protest, one that may be seen to have undiminished currency in the racial reckoning of the Black Lives Matter era. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Most speak longingly about their art and their undiminished passion. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1587, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8mi-nisht"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124342",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undiplomatic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advisable",
|
|
"discreet",
|
|
"judicious",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"tactful",
|
|
"wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the reporter's undiplomatic references to the state's overweight governor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban predicted the defeat and last weekend took an undiplomatic swipe at the EU\u2019s campaign to rein in his government. \u2014 Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Throughout the talks this week, Russian diplomats tweeted undiplomatic messages seeking to intimidate, or perhaps to rile up the folks at home. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But There Are Reasons To Commiserate: While many defense export underdogs may cheer France\u2019s temporary setback, there good reason to indulge France\u2019s undiplomatic , board room-like response to this big business loss. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Quartz: In a nutshell, why are China\u2019s diplomats sometimes so undiplomatic ",
|
|
"And soon, many in China\u2019s Foreign Ministry were aping Zhao\u2019s undiplomatic style of diplomacy. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"The hilarious \u2014 and realistic \u2014 scene in which Nella firmly but diplomatically confronts the white author\u2019s stereotypical depiction of a young Black woman is unforgettable, as is his undiplomatic reaction. \u2014 Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"The Philippine government under the famously foul-mouthed Rodrigo Duterte has at times conducted its diplomacy with the most undiplomatic of language. \u2014 Jason Gutierrez, New York Times , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"But the undiplomatic exchanges that played out in front of cameras are a symbolic sign of the deep strain in U.S.-Chinese relations, even for the Biden administration and its calls to find areas of cooperation. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 18 Mar. 2021"
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccdi-pl\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brash",
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"graceless",
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"ill-advised",
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"imprudent",
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"inadvisable",
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"indelicate",
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"indiscreet",
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"injudicious",
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"tactless",
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"unwise"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162439",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"undiscriminating":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not marked by discrimination : not discerning or judicious : not discriminating":[
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"undiscriminating tastes",
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"a voracious and undiscriminating appetite"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-ti\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120602",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undiscussed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not talked about : not discussed":[
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"important issues often left undiscussed"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ricker\u2019s take is that trans issues should be addressed in the same manner as other concerns that, if left undiscussed , can lead to bullying, bigotry or misunderstanding. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"To your surprise, your friend has sent you an undiscussed Venmo request for $25. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In the film, which is being offered in theaters and on Showtime, a close but fragile family of four seems afflicted by undiscussed sorrows. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"These relationships are often complex, and Lucca and Luhrmann explore the idea that hearing voices isn\u2019t necessarily cause for alarm, but a part of our rich mental landscape that often goes undiscussed . \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Covid, if nothing else, has been a great focuser of minds, and here parents organized to stop such significant, undiscussed revisions. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"In moving to dismiss the case, Kasowitz highlighted emails the firm sent to Walk in addition to letters that were sent to UMG raising the allegedly undiscussed legal theories. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"One important yet undiscussed factor that may influence your response to caffeine is your genetics, which is a topic that will be covered in a follow-up article. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 29 Sep. 2020",
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"Left undiscussed was the network\u2019s heavy investment in the playoff and bowl season, not to mention the high-stakes industrial complex surrounding the NFL combine and draft. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8sk\u0259st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131110",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undisturbed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"agitated",
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"discomposed",
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"disturbed",
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"flustered",
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"perturbed",
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"unglued",
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"unhinged",
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"unstrung",
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"upset"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not agitated or troubled":[
|
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"allowing the dough to rest undisturbed",
|
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"wanted to read undisturbed for a few hours",
|
|
"a pristine forest undisturbed by humans",
|
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"was surprisingly undisturbed by the news"
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],
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": not disturbed : not altered or interfered with":[
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"allowing the dough to rest undisturbed",
|
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"wanted to read undisturbed for a few hours",
|
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"a pristine forest undisturbed by humans",
|
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"was surprisingly undisturbed by the news"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But what about a tree that stands alone, totally undisturbed even by other trees, for thousands of years",
|
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"Instead these strata reflect the peaceful deposition of sand and mud by rivers and lakes, seemingly undisturbed by life. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
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"Remove from the heat, add the unsweetened chocolate and let sit undisturbed until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"If undisturbed , this calcium carbonate mechanism is another route that the marine carbon cycle can end up feeding the geological carbon cycle. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Deceased members of the Prairie Grass Band and other Lipan bands were buried in the cemetery, which remained there undisturbed through the 1960s. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Let the eggs sit undisturbed for a minute or two after pouring them into the pan. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"For decades following the park's opening in 1929, the grove was relatively undisturbed , tucked off-trail in the park's remote interior. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In a dissenting opinion, Justices Lee Solomon and Anne Patterson wrote that the parole board's decision was supported by the evidence and should be left undisturbed . \u2014 David Porter, ajc , 10 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1610, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8st\u0259rbd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"calm",
|
|
"collected",
|
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"composed",
|
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"cool",
|
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"coolheaded",
|
|
"equal",
|
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"level",
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"limpid",
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|
"peaceful",
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"placid",
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|
"possessed",
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"recollected",
|
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"sedate",
|
|
"self-composed",
|
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"self-possessed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"smooth",
|
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"together",
|
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"tranquil",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
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"unruffled",
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"unshaken",
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"untroubled",
|
|
"unworried"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191044",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"undivided":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"diffuse",
|
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"divided",
|
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"scattered"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": complete or total":[
|
|
"They listened to the lecture with undivided attention."
|
|
],
|
|
": not separated into parts or pieces : existing as a single whole : not divided":[
|
|
"an undivided property"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"My dad refuses to start a program until everyone is able to give it their undivided attention, so that no one misses a thing. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Event of the day After Mayfield\u2019s Nick Biega sealed his spot in the final in the first heat of the 200, the next heat had the crowd\u2019s undivided attention. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Buyers don\u2019t want to meet in person anymore and have robbed salespeople of one of their greatest advantages\u2014the ability to command buyers\u2019 undivided attention. \u2014 Mike Dickerson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a match made in heaven, and one that deserves your undivided attention. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"My grandma offered a kind of calm, undivided attention that my mom and dad \u2014 who both worked full time \u2014 often couldn\u2019t. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Implement a multitasking-free zone to make space for undivided attention and engagement. \u2014 Keahn Gary, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Mekas was not an artist who demanded the undivided attention of his audience. \u2014 Richard B. Woodward, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The album is a full universe of sound, and one that deserves your undivided attention. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181053",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nerve"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": seduce sense 3":[],
|
|
": to come open or apart":[],
|
|
": to disturb the composure of : upset":[
|
|
"she's come undone"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make of no effect or as if not done : make null : reverse":[],
|
|
": to open or loose by releasing a fastening":[],
|
|
": to ruin the worldly means, reputation, or hopes of":[
|
|
"a politician undone by scandal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You can't undo the past.",
|
|
"The damage cannot be undone .",
|
|
"He was undone by greed.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"More than once, mini-controversies threatened to undo the progress that had been made. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The key is to establish Kubernetes governance through policies early so that developers don\u2019t independently create habits that are hard to undo down the road. \u2014 Ritesh Patel, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The library board in Smithtown, a Long Island town about 50 miles east of Manhattan, voted 4-2 Thursday at an emergency meeting to undo its Tuesday vote. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Making Clark attorney general would have empowered him to use the authority of the Justice Department to try to undo the election results. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The South African\u2019s 1-under 69 on Friday wasn\u2019t enough to undo a rocky first round, when a bogey on 10, a double bogey on 12, and two more bogeys on 13 and 15 just about sunk his tournament in the space of six holes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Some legal experts have surmised that Justice Alito was seeking to send a message that the court was not trying to completely undo the right to privacy grounded in both Roe and Griswold. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But in recent years, the party of Reagan has been working double-time to undo the move. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Musk has tried to undo the settlement, saying he had been unfairly pressured into it, but a federal judge in Detroit ruled against him last month. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"emasculate",
|
|
"paralyze",
|
|
"unman",
|
|
"unnerve",
|
|
"unstring"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084741",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undoable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"achievable",
|
|
"attainable",
|
|
"doable",
|
|
"feasible",
|
|
"possible",
|
|
"realizable",
|
|
"resolvable",
|
|
"soluble",
|
|
"workable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": able to be reversed or undone : possible to undo":[
|
|
"Nearly everything you can do to an image is undoable . In fact, you can usually undo a substantial number of the most recent things you did, if you decide that they're misguided.",
|
|
"\u2014 Bill Rosoman"
|
|
],
|
|
": impossible to do : not doable":[
|
|
"a theoretical approach that proved to be undoable in practice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Under the new wage rules, guides on these trips would need to be paid overtime for their labor, which could make these longer trips undoable due to overhead costs. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"To save those restaurants and give those homebound families some space, city planners did something that had been unthinkable, or at least undoable . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"To do justice to his achievements, to measure his contributions to fashion, to contain so many indelible memories of such a complex talent into a single narrative is an overwhelmingly undoable task. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 25 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Like most people his age, Blinken, as a pre-Internet kid, presumably has his fair share of non- undoable but hard-to-dig-up juvenilia. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"This finicky work\u2014sometimes transposing a hold by an inch, or rotating it by a few degrees, turning a move from undoable to easy\u2014lasted into the night and continued the next morning. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday argued that a Chernobyl-style cover-up is undoable now due to fast and multi-sourced information. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Peskov argued that a Chernobyl-style cover-up is undoable now due to fast and multi-sourced information. \u2014 Vladimir Isachenkov, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Peskov argued that a Chernobyl-style cover-up is undoable now due to fast and multi-sourced information. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"impossible",
|
|
"insoluble",
|
|
"insolvable",
|
|
"insuperable",
|
|
"unattainable",
|
|
"unrealizable",
|
|
"unsolvable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183009",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undoctrinaire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not excessively devoted to a particular doctrine or theory : not doctrinaire":[
|
|
"\u2026 he is remarkably undoctrinaire about issues of technical reproduction.",
|
|
"\u2014 Phil Patton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccd\u00e4k-tr\u0259-\u02c8ner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165544",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undogmatic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not dogmatic : not committed to dogma":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Progressive socialist guerrillas, undogmatic and good-looking, too! \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Anderson expresses a fan\u2019s zeal and a collector\u2019s greed for both canonical works and weird odds and ends, a love for old modernisms that is undogmatic and unsentimental. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Like a lot of artists, his spirituality is idiosyncratic and undogmatic . \u2014 Daniel Burke, CNN , 29 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u022fg-\u02c8ma-tik",
|
|
"-d\u00e4g-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084723",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undoing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act of loosening : unfastening":[],
|
|
": annulment , reversal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"My quick temper was my undoing .",
|
|
"His quick temper helped lead to his undoing .",
|
|
"The incident resulted in her undoing .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But that ideological diversity was also its undoing . \u2014 Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But that ideological diversity was also its undoing . \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The Beavers\u2019 inability to drive in base runners, to record a hit in any key situation, ended up being their undoing . \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Refusing to look closely at uncomfortable aspects of history has hurt this nation and may be its undoing . \u2014 Richard H.c. Clay, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And Boston has not experienced the spike in crime, either the violent crime that has surged in cities like New York and Philadelphia, or the quality-of-life and property crimes that appeared to be Boudin\u2019s undoing . \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But with the 1973 Roe v Wade U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely heading for its undoing this summer, in dozens of states the re-criminalizing of that right may take us straight back to 1968 and before. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Decades after Watergate, Mr. Sussman was sometimes called on to speak about Nixon\u2019s undoing and the ongoing role of a free press in a democracy. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Let the motorcade travel up Pennsylvania Avenue, reversing the direction of the inaugural parade, to symbolically enact the undoing of our own power, the uselessness of political leadership in a culture bought and paid for by the gun lobby. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"death",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"ruination"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104718",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undomesticated":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not domesticated":[
|
|
"an undomesticated plant",
|
|
"undomesticated relatives of the house cat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8me-sti-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"feral",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"unbroken",
|
|
"untamed",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"wilding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broken",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"domestic",
|
|
"domesticated",
|
|
"gentled",
|
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"tame",
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"tamed"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These undomesticated strains appear at harvest time, when farmers select their tamer, more pampered kin for replanting. \u2014 Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"In some locations this would have set up a scenario in which domestic escapees likely swapped genes with their undomesticated ancestors, potentially diluting or even, in a slightly Oedipal turn, eliminating truly wild cannabis. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 July 2021",
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"Eisen, an avid birder, likens this database to a first draft of a field guide for Earth\u2019s undomesticated microbes. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Wired , 18 Dec. 2020",
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"The species was thought to be extinct in the wild until the early 20th century when a supposedly undomesticated population was found in western China. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, Environment , 30 Nov. 2020",
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"Wild like humans ate for 99% of their history: hunting and gathering undomesticated and uncultivated foods. \u2014 Rien Fertel, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2020",
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"Scientists have since found undomesticated populations of the species across tropical Africa. \u2014 Joshua Sokol, The Atlantic , 20 Aug. 2020",
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"As wild places across the world vanish, so, too, do undomesticated or uncultivated plant and animal species. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2020",
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"In a statement on Facebook, local government official said camels and other feral \u2013 which essentially means wild, undomesticated animals \u2013 are searching for water. \u2014 Jordan Culver, USA TODAY , 8 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172149"
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},
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"undone":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not done : not performed or finished":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"There were still some tasks left undone .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her initiatives to make Baltimore a more peaceful place to live, specifically for mothers, had been left undone until last month. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
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"The ties binding Russia\u2019s economy to the West, now coming undone , go back decades \u2014 sometimes more than a century. \u2014 Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
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"Measures to make Arizona school buildings safer often go undone . \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
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"The ties binding Russia\u2019s economy to the West, now coming undone , go back decades \u2014 sometimes more than a century. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
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"Michael McKenzie is Monsieur Bouc, who comes undone as the manager after his train becomes the scene of a crime. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
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"One soldier stands straight, undone , an awful stillness staring helplessly out, directly at the viewer, to some unfocused middle distance. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
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"Butler, for his part, wore a black suit with silk details that appeared a bit undone at the collar. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 2 May 2022",
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"Police stuck a finger inside the open zipper, and the top button of the man\u2019s pants became undone . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070948",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undouble":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": unfold , unclench":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130056",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"undoubled":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not doubled":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259ld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184127",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undoubtable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not open to doubt or challenge : not doubtable : unquestionable":[
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"an undoubtable truth"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Felo\u2019s influence on Latin Americans in the United States is undoubtable . \u2014 Freida Frisaro And Adrian Sainz, Washington Post , 22 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082642",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undoubted":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not doubted : genuine , undisputed":[
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"the undoubted truth",
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"an undoubted friend"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"There is undoubted power in hearing that Trump had finally gone too far even for his most loyal retainers. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
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"Yet there is an undoubted mismatch between the aggression of the V12's design and the gentleness of its dynamic demeanor. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
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"Doncic is an undoubted top-10 NBA player, and is the Mavericks\u2019 north star. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Its zeitgeist and culture disrupting themes and storylines have undoubted generational effects on our populous. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"These undoubted efficiencies echo the benefits of biopharma mergers that involve the acquisition of small R&D-specialist firms. \u2014 Alden Abbott, National Review , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"While the liquid gas shipments have been an undoubted blessing for European homes, factories and power utilities, there are drawbacks. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In other words, coaches will have more opportunity to satisfy the undoubted demand for online learning across a whole range of disciplines. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
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"One of the undoubted highlights of the show will be the 3,600-year-old Nebra Sky Disc, the oldest existing depiction of the cosmos, which was discovered in present-day Germany and will be exhibited in the UK for the first time. \u2014 The Art Newspaper, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035856",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"undoubtedly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not doubted : genuine , undisputed":[
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"the undoubted truth",
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"an undoubted friend"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is undoubted power in hearing that Trump had finally gone too far even for his most loyal retainers. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet there is an undoubted mismatch between the aggression of the V12's design and the gentleness of its dynamic demeanor. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Doncic is an undoubted top-10 NBA player, and is the Mavericks\u2019 north star. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Its zeitgeist and culture disrupting themes and storylines have undoubted generational effects on our populous. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"These undoubted efficiencies echo the benefits of biopharma mergers that involve the acquisition of small R&D-specialist firms. \u2014 Alden Abbott, National Review , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"While the liquid gas shipments have been an undoubted blessing for European homes, factories and power utilities, there are drawbacks. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In other words, coaches will have more opportunity to satisfy the undoubted demand for online learning across a whole range of disciplines. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"One of the undoubted highlights of the show will be the 3,600-year-old Nebra Sky Disc, the oldest existing depiction of the cosmos, which was discovered in present-day Germany and will be exhibited in the UK for the first time. \u2014 The Art Newspaper, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050829",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"undoubtful":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": feeling no doubt : confident":[
|
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"a child undoubtful of the stork",
|
|
"\u2014 W. J. Locke"
|
|
],
|
|
": not open to doubt : firmly established":[
|
|
"an undoubtful pedigree"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English undouteful , from un- entry 1 + douteful doubtful":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175805",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"undoubting":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not having or characterized by doubt":[
|
|
"an undoubting belief/faith/confidence",
|
|
"an undoubting believer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1735, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307-ti\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082412",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"undoubtingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": in an undoubting manner : without hesitation : confidently":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054641",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"undowered":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": given no dowry":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + dowered , past participle of dower":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215358",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undrainable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": incapable of being drained":[
|
|
"an undrainable swamp"
|
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],
|
|
": inexhaustible":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0259n\u00a6dr\u0101n\u0259b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202623",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undrained":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not emptied of liquid : not drained":[
|
|
"an undrained can of tomatoes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Add the undrained , seasoned black beans and cumin and bring to a simmer. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Combine drained tomatoes and the undrained can in a bowl with salt and oil. \u2014 Carlo Mirarchi, Robb Report , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"If the label said not to drain, the tuna was left undrained . \u2014 Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com , 19 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"The swamp remains undrained , the wall is unbuilt, there is no major infrastructure plan. \u2014 Megan Mcardle, Bloomberg.com , 3 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Pour the undrained tomatoes, enchilada sauce, and tomato sauce into the pan with 1/4 cup of each cheese. \u2014 Gretchen Mckay, sacbee , 26 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"Depending on the wind, the air can be thick with the smell of undrained sewage. \u2014 Edward Wong, New York Times , 8 Nov. 2016"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1573, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dr\u0101nd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120408",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"undramatic":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lacking dramatic force or quality : unspectacular":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Bartlett is on shakier ground in the family scenes, with the Trump boys badly underwritten and the initial premise of Shakespearean internecine rivalry turning into an undramatic rout by Ivanka. \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Old fashioned, undramatic , stable governance from a longtime liberal Democrat. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The political gains and limits of Black Power are encapsulated in the contrast between Rush\u2019s long, if undramatic , career, and the inspirational yet violent life of Huey Newton, leader of the party that flamed out less than a decade after its birth. \u2014 Michael Kazin, The New Republic , 30 July 2021",
|
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"There is no patience for the undramatic , efficient, spiraling ascent of progress. \u2014 Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine , 20 July 2021",
|
|
"Nentwig gives the impression of being a methodical and undramatic scholar, the type who never misses a deadline. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
|
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"Finn Little, who plays Connor, her young charge, is similarly intense but undramatic , his tears frequently making little rivulets down his muddy face. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 21 May 2021",
|
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"The season ended in undramatic fashion on Sunday, and now all eyes turn to the NBA draft lottery. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2021",
|
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"Steveson's path to the finals was decidedly undramatic . \u2014 Rachel Blount, Star Tribune , 2 Apr. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-dr\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200608",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"gown",
|
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"robe"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a loose robe or dressing gown":[],
|
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": expose entry 1 , reveal":[],
|
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": informal dress: such as":[],
|
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": ordinary dress \u2014 compare full dress":[],
|
|
": the state of being undressed":[],
|
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": to remove the clothes or covering of : divest , strip":[],
|
|
": to take off one's clothes : disrobe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"She undressed and climbed into bed.",
|
|
"She undressed the children for bed.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The proposal harkens back to an era when female athletes occasionally had to undress for visual examination. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Farmer agreed to undress and lie under a sheet on a massage table. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
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"But the combination of Adele\u2019s authenticity, her natural beauty, her unparalleled vocal talent and her willingness to undress her deepest emotions in song, coalesced for a special that felt exactly that \u2013 special. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
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"But the curtain that should be there to undress behind wasn\u2019t there. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2021",
|
|
"But just as she was set to leave, a new doctor walked in and told her to undress again. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2021",
|
|
"Authorities in Marlborough are asking for help identifying a man who attacked a 40-year-old woman and tried to undress her on the Assabet River Rail Trail in Monday morning, police said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"Saleem is accused of asking the woman to partly undress and assaulting her, the complaint said. \u2014 Chao Xiong, Star Tribune , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"Even as some providers worked to undress the victims to find hidden wounds, nurses looked for IV access and techs checked for vitals. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Temple\u2019s bedroom has been turned into an exhibition space, now occupied by works, from Olivia Erlanger and the late artists Nicola L. and Heidi Bucher, suggesting dress and undress and the home as a carapace for such activities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The nuns take lots of baths, masturbate to organ music, and thrust to harpsichords \u2014 this is a movie in a state of perpetual undress and fairly shallow for it. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
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"But now, as the virgin goddess and her nymphs stop to bathe in the stream, Callisto is reluctant to undress . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
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"But while people are jumping into the pool in various states of undress , the first strategy conversation is already happening on the side of the deck with Derrick and Jodi, who are absolutely on my short list of people who could make the final. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The woman said Henley had her review hundreds of boudoir photographs showing young women in the nude and various states of undress in preparation for an upcoming boudoir photoshoot with a different model, according to court documents. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Lensed by photographer Guy Aroch, the unretouched True Botanicals campaign finds Wilde proudly owning her sensuality in various states of undress . \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The leak of Gruden's emails also revealed that Allen had sent Gruden pictures of cheerleaders in various stages of undress . \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Baker, who also wrote the screenplay, appears in various stages of undress throughout the movie. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 22 Sep. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1596, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dres",
|
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"\u0259n-\u02c8dres"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"disrobe",
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"strip",
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"unclothe"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014244",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"undressed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dressed",
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"processed",
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"refined",
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"treated"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not cared for or tended":[
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"an undressed wound",
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"undressed fields"
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],
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": not dressed: such as":[],
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": not fully processed or finished":[
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"undressed hides"
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],
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": partially, improperly, or informally clothed":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I was undressed when the fire alarm went off.",
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"an undressed patient waiting to be examined by the doctor",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After finding the car, detectives returned to Cole\u2019s house to do another search and found the body of an undressed White woman in the septic tank, the affidavit says. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"And Jon Ketzner sounded almost elegant with needlessly crude/ creedlessly nude, referring to a gratuitous comic and an undressed atheist. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"In the entry to the loft-like main living area, an enormous fashion photo book on a tall stand is open to a shot by Annie Leibovitz of an undressed Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley with Tom Ford. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The belly is often out or the dresses feel undressed , in a reaction to the lockdown\u2019s comfy mood. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"The documents state that both women were partially undressed when they were found. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Rachel\u2019s not fully undressed and there\u2019s no post-coital cuddle, but no judgment here, the breakfast buffet probably ends at 10. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 25 July 2021",
|
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"Things can get so bad there that in 2018 the local authorities had to start a campaign begging them not to get undressed or defecate in public. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 17 July 2021",
|
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"Police officers handcuffed Young and made her stand undressed for several minutes in her home. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com , 16 June 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1535, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8drest"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"crude",
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"native",
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"natural",
|
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"raw",
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"rude",
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"unprocessed",
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"unrefined",
|
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"untreated"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204404",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"undue":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"middling",
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"moderate",
|
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"modest",
|
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"reasonable",
|
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"temperate"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : excessive":[
|
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"undue force"
|
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],
|
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": not due : not yet payable":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship.",
|
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"His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Also, because of their size and influence, corporate investors can have undue influence on a startup\u2019s board of directors, Ms. Johnson said. \u2014 Angus Loten, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The map, for example, lists donations that cultural institutions have received from Jewish family foundations and collaborations between universities and Jewish nonprofits and suggests that the Jewish groups exert undue influence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Add in the Electoral College and the system can sometimes seem chaotic or even susceptible to undue influence, as Americans learned in 2020. \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Lee said that could cause undue alarm among consumers. \u2014 Destiny Johnson | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Another is that their AI is probably going to end up violating laws involving societally sensitive areas such as exhibiting undue biases and acting in discriminatory ways. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"But the undue optimism from the White House about what is possible with a 50-50 Senate has made a difficult political terrain even more treacherous to navigate. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"During the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014, American experts had to quell waves of undue paranoia, which likely contributed to the initial downplaying of the coronavirus. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Isolating their corporate research and development activities from undue scrutiny. \u2014 Barbara Hunt, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc",
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc, -\u02c8dy\u00fc"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"baroque",
|
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"devilish",
|
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"excessive",
|
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"exorbitant",
|
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"extravagant",
|
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"extreme",
|
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"fancy",
|
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"immoderate",
|
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"inordinate",
|
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"insane",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
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"lavish",
|
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"overdue",
|
|
"overextravagant",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"plethoric",
|
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"steep",
|
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"stiff",
|
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"towering",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"unmerciful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undulatory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to undulation : moving in or resembling waves : undulating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1728, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-dy\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-j\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112354",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undulatory theory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wave theory":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1828, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-j\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113-, \u02c8\u0259n-d(y)\u0259-l\u0259-, -\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101339",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undulled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not made less clear, bright, sharp, or severe : not dulled":[
|
|
"an undulled color",
|
|
"a memory undulled by the passage of time"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0259ld"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221203",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undulous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": undulating , undulatory":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"undul ate + -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259nj\u0259l\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259nd(y)\u0259l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100657",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unduly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deficiently",
|
|
"inadequately",
|
|
"insufficiently"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in an undue manner : excessively":[
|
|
"an unduly harsh punishment",
|
|
"unduly sensitive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"taxes that unduly burden homeowners",
|
|
"The punishment was unduly harsh.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hickey doesn\u2019t seem unduly disturbed by the lack of awards attention. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Summoning the possibility, as Subramanian does, of a tangible solution to the climate crisis\u2014one that springs forth from the same humans who created it\u2014is perhaps unduly optimistic. \u2014 Lily Houston Smith, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Judge Kelly rejected several arguments made by the RNC, including that the subpoena violated its First Amendment rights by compelling the disclosure of confidential internal strategies, and that the panel\u2019s demands were unduly burdensome. \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"When Adi stopped texting shortly afterward, Janik wasn\u2019t unduly worried. \u2014 Alex Perry, Outside Online , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The notion that neither Charlie nor Will, who\u2019s biracial Asian, would be unduly troubled by the classist, racist meanness of their housemates becomes hard to swallow. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"There are many potential crimes that terrorists commit in the preparation and execution phases of their operations, so the standard does not unduly restrain competent investigators from opening cases and monitoring suspects. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Going that extra mile of pushing out the other homesteaders would seem unduly overbearing. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Soprano Rachel Nicholls\u2019 subsequent letter to the editor criticized Broad\u2019s cri de coeur for unduly burdening women, who, unlike men, lack the luxury of a default option. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-l\u0113, -\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
|
|
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"devilishly",
|
|
"excessively",
|
|
"exorbitantly",
|
|
"inordinately",
|
|
"intolerably",
|
|
"monstrously",
|
|
"overly",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"too",
|
|
"unacceptably"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050933",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undunged":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not dunged : not manured":[
|
|
"undunged and untilled land",
|
|
"\u2014 Fred Bradbury"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 1 + dunged , past participle of dung":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080616",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unduplicated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not duplicated":[
|
|
"an often-imitated but unduplicated design",
|
|
"\u2026 these collections in major part are unduplicated anywhere else and totally irreplaceable.",
|
|
"\u2014 S. Dillion Ripley"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To help more than 21,000 unduplicated households with supplemental food and clothing, community resource referrals, one-on-one assistance to access SNAP and AHCCCS. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"All told, the eight Wolf shows combined to reach an unduplicated audience of 36.2 million viewers in week one of the fall 2021 TV season. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 5 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also -\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-pli-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074404",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undurable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not durable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182153",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"unduteous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": undutiful":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115106",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undutiful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not dutiful":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183723",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undutiful will":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a will that does not make the minimum provision required by law for some heir of the testator who may then claim a legitimate share unless the testator had a lawful reason for disinheriting that person : an inofficious will subject to being declared entirely void":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133015",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undyed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"colorized",
|
|
"dyed",
|
|
"hued",
|
|
"painted",
|
|
"pigmented",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"tinct",
|
|
"tinctured",
|
|
"tinged",
|
|
"tinted"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not dyed":[
|
|
"undyed wool"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There were tea dresses and undyed denim trousers and wrap mini dresses. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Its appropriately named Tennis Blazer is made from undyed and untreated Italian linen, and cut more like outerwear with an oversized fit, an unvented back and side adjusters. \u2014 Robb Report , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"At its peak, Ms. Meadow\u2019s business, Infusion was daily selling hundreds of masks, which run from $15 to $25 and are made with at least three layers of fabric and lined with undyed , organic cotton. \u2014 Elizabeth Garone, WSJ , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"The undyed wool rug by Loloi is neutral, as are the alpaca pillows in the crib (which come out at bedtime), so as not to compete with the wallpaper. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"The yurts huddle together on the tip of Lilia\u2019s triangular lot, covered in undyed fabric and connected by wooden walkways. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Among the many fabrics Sunnei developed with its textile makers was an undyed canvas sprayed with an innovative denim-like finish. \u2014 Laura Rysman, New York Times , 29 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Color choices range from undyed and Alpine white to pale gray heather with an Aegean stripe. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Here are the steps: \u2022 During the growing season, bury a pair of 100 percent, undyed cotton underwear under 4 to 6 inches of soil. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 5 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"tintless",
|
|
"uncolored",
|
|
"unpainted",
|
|
"unstained",
|
|
"white"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195241",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"undying":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not dying : immortal , perpetual":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He swore his undying devotion to her.",
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"his undying devotion to his terminally ill wife is truly inspiring",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Loyalty is no thicker than a dollar bill to DJ, who not long ago declared his undying allegiance to the PGA Tour. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
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"Their work subsequently cemented the holiday in the minds of all Americans and solidified the flag as an undying symbol of liberty and freedom for African Americans. \u2014 Diego Wyatt, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Jhene Aiko and her daughter Namiko Love do precisely as the song title suggests and sing to each other about their unbreakable bond and undying love. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Your mother will get a complete fix of emotional ballads about a child's undying love for their mother on this playlist and songs that empathize with the unseen battles mothers have to conquer to give their children a better life simply. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"As someone who grew up backpacking and has an undying passion for plants, Claire Jarvis took to the Florida Trail like a duck takes to water. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Thomas pays homage to the undying spark of Americans with catchy lyrics about our beloved fireworks traditions. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Samhan, who lit up the 2010 tourney media sessions by proclaiming his undying love to Taylor Swift, has been giving pep talks to the Gaels. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"This very optimism, unwavering discipline, and undying love for people in Kent is what fueled the birth of Texas Roadhouse and led to its expansion with over 600 locations spanning across the United States and 10 foreign countries. \u2014 Mahnoor Khan, Fortune , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u012b-i\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abiding",
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"ageless",
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"continuing",
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"dateless",
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"enduring",
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"eternal",
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"everlasting",
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"immortal",
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"imperishable",
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"lasting",
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"ongoing",
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"perennial",
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"perpetual",
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"timeless"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085130",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"undynamic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not active, energetic, or forceful : not dynamic":[
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"a mellow, undynamic personality",
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"a relatively undynamic economy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u012b-\u02c8na-mik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093623",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"understudy":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to study another actor's part in order to substitute in an emergency":[],
|
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": one who is prepared to act another's part or take over another's duties":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccst\u0259-d\u0113",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8st\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Taz also knows all the major dealers of PMA (paramethoxyamphetamine) the unreliable ecstasy understudy that Eaton thinks Curtis and Olivia took by accident and died as a result. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Undeterred, Poitier spent six months honing his acting skills and learning how to minimize his Bahamian accent which led to a leading role in the Broadway production Lysistrata and an invitation to understudy for Anna Lucasta. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"Crowns revolves around six African American women and their majestic church hats; Williams understudied for all six roles. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 26 Sep. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ariana DeBose, the former theater understudy turned recent Oscar winner, was the host of the three-hour broadcast portion of the ceremony on CBS. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
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"While presenting the award for best revival of a play, Samuel L. Jackson referenced making his Broadway debut as an understudy in The Piano Lesson in 1990. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
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"This time around, the production will include \u2014 in addition to English performances \u2014 select performances in Spanish by Yadira Correa, a contributor to the Old Globe who will also play the understudy for the English performances. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
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"Charles, in what has become a familiar sight, played the understudy . \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 4 June 2022",
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"One day Short was struck by the beauty of a new understudy , Nancy Dolman. \u2014 Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
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"In just one episode, Gomez pulled off being a Bratz doll, a Latina talk show host, a documentarian, a princess, a jealous partner, a bad understudy , a model spokesperson, an irresponsible older sister and a way-too-patient girlfriend. \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Joe made a big jump in football after rushing for 200 yards and three TDs his junior season when COVID-19 reduced Poston Butte's season to seven games (6-1 record) and Joe was Zion Burns' understudy . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"During his first decade on the court, Thomas was often characterized by his critics as a cipher who almost never asked questions from the bench and was an underwhelming understudy to Justice Antonin Scalia. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1874, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141734"
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},
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"undulate":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": having a wavy surface, edge, or markings":[
|
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"the undulate margin of a leaf"
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],
|
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": to form or move in waves : fluctuate":[],
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": to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence":[],
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": to present a wavy appearance":[],
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": to cause to move in a wavy, sinuous, or flowing manner":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-d\u0259-",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-j\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d(y)\u0259-",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259-",
|
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"-dy\u0259-",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-dy\u0259-",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-j\u0259-l\u0259t"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for undulate Verb swing , sway , oscillate , vibrate , fluctuate , waver , undulate mean to move from one direction to its opposite. swing implies a movement of something attached at one end or one side. the door suddenly swung open sway implies a slow swinging or teetering movement. trees swaying in the breeze oscillate stresses a usually regular alternation of direction. an oscillating fan vibrate suggests the rapid oscillation of an elastic body under stress or impact. the vibrating strings of a piano fluctuate suggests constant irregular changes of level, intensity, or value. fluctuating interest rates waver stresses irregular motion suggestive of reeling or tottering. the exhausted runner wavered before collapsing undulate suggests a gentle wavelike motion. an undulating sea of grass",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"These fluffy boa-type feathers undulate beautifully in the water and make your fly look alive. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 20 May 2020",
|
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"Dots undulate , bubble up, then dissolve into the depths below my cellphone screen. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For miles, the soft green slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains undulate , fading into a honeyed patchwork of farmland and forest that kiss the horizon. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Thousands of variously sized glass marbles, arranged on a dark, round mat, seem to undulate like boiling water, or maybe spacetime in a black hole. \u2014 Laura Hudson, Wired , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Two weeks ago, as the landslide hit unprecedented speed, causing the ground around it to undulate with each passing truck, the team conceded defeat and closed the back half of the park weeks earlier than anticipated. \u2014 Time , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Visitors tour through a history of the 19th-century painter's famously dramatic life and are surrounded by more then 300 of his paintings and sketches, which animate and undulate and drift around on all sides. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"Their five-centimeter-thick quadruped was able to crawl and undulate its way through a space just two centimeters high. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 30 Nov. 2011",
|
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"Blades of strikingly green grass undulate in the currents. \u2014 Shane Gross; Text By Katherine Harmon Courage, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Nov. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin undulatus , from *undula , diminutive of unda wave \u2014 more at water":"Adjective",
|
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"Late Latin undula small wave, from Latin *undula":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1658, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1664, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144750"
|
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},
|
|
"undiscriminated":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not discriminated : indiscriminate":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + discriminated , past participle of discriminate":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151420"
|
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},
|
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"undergrad":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": undergraduate":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccgrad"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Originally from Denver, Hoffman Smith went to University of Colorado Boulder for undergrad . \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Page was burdened by $20,000 in loans from her undergrad years, plus another $28,000 from her time in grad school. \u2014 Brittany Kasko, Fox News , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Recognizing a need among their peers back in undergrad , Grevious and Pyles conceptualized an app that would enable friends to obtain liquor while partying without getting behind the wheel. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Twenty-one years ago, chef Bun Lai was walking along the Connecticut shoreline with a Yale undergrad and waiter at his mother\u2019s sushi restaurant, Miya\u2019s, in New Haven, Connecticut. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This came after decades of allowing men to take undergrad classes part time, and to get graduate degrees at USJ. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Schlossberg didn't follow his mother and grandfather to Harvard for undergrad , instead choosing to attend Yale University, where graduated in 2015 with a degree in history, focusing on Japanese history. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Hannah Smart, who participated in an informal Moth event while an undergrad at Middlebury College, is a writer pursuing an MFA in creative writing at Emerson College. \u2014 Hannah Smart, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Brown, far behind its colleagues, boasts just over $1 million in endowment assets per undergrad student. \u2014 Adam Andrzejewski, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153413"
|
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},
|
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"under negotiation":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": being discussed in a usually formal way in order to reach an agreement as to details":[
|
|
"The contract is under negotiation ."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153447"
|
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},
|
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"under its own steam":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": by using its own power or efforts":[
|
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"The ship was damaged but was able to return to port under its own steam .",
|
|
"\u2014 often used figuratively He became a success under his own steam ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154310"
|
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},
|
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"under control":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": able to be handled or managed with success : not out of control":[
|
|
"She remained calm and kept the situation under control .",
|
|
"A year after the divorce, he finally got his life back under control .",
|
|
"The firefighters got the fire under control .",
|
|
"You need to get your drinking/gambling/anger under control ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155257"
|
|
},
|
|
"under the tutelage of (someone)":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160811"
|
|
},
|
|
"undetected":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not observed, noticed, or detected":[
|
|
"an undetected flaw/error",
|
|
"an undetected illness",
|
|
"These rare mistakes are subtle and may go undetected for months and even years.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mario Salvadori"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8tek-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That clandestine playbook helped criminals gain unauthorized control of computer systems while remaining undetected for years. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Bretas, who stands accused of breaking into a Lighthouse Point home and living there undetected for a week, was released from custody two days after giving birth and is staying with her father in Boca Raton. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Credit card statements have many transactions, and frequently, the descriptions are not obvious, therefore going undetected . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"This points to a tracing problem, and suggests that many linking cases are going undetected . \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Some epidemiologists said cases could be going undetected . \u2014 Denise Roland And Cecilia Butini, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The true numbers may also be higher because asymptomatic cases are going undetected or officials want to minimize the damage to Kim\u2019s image. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Experts fear homicidal poisonings have been going undetected because their symptoms can mimic natural illness and labs don't routinely screen for them. \u2014 Peter Van Sant, CBS News , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The pattern of infections indicates that the virus has been spreading undetected . \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1602, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165918"
|
|
},
|
|
"underwater":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lying, growing, worn, performed, or operating below the surface of the water":[
|
|
"underwater plants"
|
|
],
|
|
": being below the waterline of a ship":[],
|
|
": having, relating to, or being a mortgage loan for which more is owed than the property securing the loan is worth":[],
|
|
": having, relating to, or being a stock option for which the price of the option is higher than the current market value of the stock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
|
|
"-\u02c8w\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aquatic",
|
|
"submarine",
|
|
"submerged",
|
|
"sunken"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"underwater plants don't require as much light to grow as surface plants",
|
|
"a vessel designed for underwater exploration",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When the 911 call was placed, the 14-year-old had already been underwater for about 10 minutes, the sheriff said. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"International travel, a significant contributor to airline revenues, is still underwater . \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"One morning in March, Kevin Perry, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Utah, walked out onto land that used to be underwater . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"In 1982, the Rhode Island Supreme Court haphazardly affixed the extent of the public\u2019s right to the shore at a point that is often underwater . \u2014 Sean Lyness, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"His latest scent, Manta, is meant to evoke the sensation of being underwater . \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Leaders put out fires and help when others are underwater . \u2014 Mike Neumeier, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The child\u2019s family told fire officials the boy was underwater for an unknown amount of time. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"As many as half-a-million barrels could still be underwater today, according to old records and a UC Santa Barbara study. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171028"
|
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},
|
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"underthings":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": women's underwear":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 3 + things , plural of thing":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171620"
|
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},
|
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"under-the-table":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": covert and usually unlawful":[
|
|
"under-the-table payoffs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174210"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Yet many Republican states have resisted Medicaid expansion, and decisions like this and a general underinvestment in public health by Republican governors might be the reason behind the growing Democratic-Republican mortality gap. \u2014 Haider J. Warraich, STAT , 8 June 2022",
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"Murphy called it part of a broad underinvestment in athletics in Boston Public Schools. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
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"Covid-19 has laid bare the many problems, including the underinvestment in and undervaluing of our public health system. \u2014 Kirsi Goldynia, CNN , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"Economic growth can and will happen throughout Baltimore County, but should be rooted in equity and focused on redevelopment in communities that have traditionally experienced underinvestment . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
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"Today's market comes amid a nationwide underinvestment in housing, which has resulted in a shortage of about 2 million units. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Vega Pederson: This country is facing a behavioral health workforce crisis that stems from years of underinvestment in the system and has been deeply exacerbated by COVID-19. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"After years of underinvestment in the sector, Australia says ramping up production quickly will be a challenge. \u2014 Jacquie Mcnish And Vipal Monga, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Argentina\u2019s gas industry has suffered from years of underinvestment that\u2019s left it unable to meet domestic demand, never mind the needs of overseas markets. \u2014 Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to excavate the earth beneath : form a mine under : sap":[]
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccm\u012bn",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8m\u012bn"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for undermine weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
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"examples":[
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"She tried to undermine my authority by complaining about me to my boss.",
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"The events of the past year have undermined people's confidence in the government.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But those schools have faced pushback \u2013 and lawsuits \u2013 from some parents and alumni, who say the changes discriminate against Asian Americans and undermine the notion of merit. \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
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"That means Biden\u2019s latest step to address one political vulnerability could undermine funding for one of the primary legislative accomplishments during his time in office: investments in infrastructure. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"This has provoked an uproar among tattooists who have argued the restrictions are overbroad, sow unnecessary concern among clients and undermine their art. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
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"Never badmouth or undermine your co-parent in any way. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 18 June 2022",
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"Another option\u2014allowing more off-the-books borrowing by city governments\u2014will be tricky as long as bond yields remain high, and would also undermine a concerted effort by Beijing to rein in such practices over the past five years. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
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"In the video, former employees accused one of the aforementioned stars, Funomena founder Robin Hunicke, of weaponizing personal information and social justice rhetoric to humiliate and undermine subordinates. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
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"Undisclosed contracts often also lead to overcapacity, which can undermine the financial viability of the entire system. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"How might contextual information\u2014about the way trauma can influence memories; about the way alleged abusers can undermine their victims\u2014affect their claims"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180117"
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"undimmed":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not made dim or dimmer : not dimmed":[
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"undimmed enthusiasm",
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"\u2026 the bossed silver is undimmed by handling \u2026",
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"\u2014 George Eliot"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dimd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Our core priorities of impartiality, high-quality content, online, and commercial growth remain undimmed . \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 26 May 2022",
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"Stay in Kanab\u2019s seasonal, off-grid glamping spot Basecamp37 for views of a night sky undimmed by town lights, or choose from an array of more central independent and chain hotels. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Classical architects continue classicizing with undimmed passion. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"And his own memories of working with McCartney speak to an undimmed penchant for collaborative creativity. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"The ensemble, undimmed from all that idleness, gave off sparks of glee and the audience gratefully caught them. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Vulture , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Ren Pierse, of Detroit, was with friends about an hour\u2019s wait back, but her enthusiasm was undimmed . \u2014 Doug George, chicagotribune.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
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"While Washington has been fixated by former President Donald Trump's undimmed assault on democracy and the audacious debut of the Biden presidency, the rest of the country has had more immediate concerns. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 22 June 2021",
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"This pageant\u2019s vibrancy appears undimmed , though the mural itself awaits an uncertain fate. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2021"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1723, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180916"
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},
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"undulating cadence":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a metrical cadence in which the foot is an amphibrach or an amphimacer":[
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"\u2014 compare falling rhythm , rising rhythm"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181300"
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},
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"under construction":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being built":[
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"The new school is now under construction ."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181707"
|
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},
|
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"underway":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": occurring, performed, or used while traveling or in motion":[
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"underway replenishment of fuel"
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],
|
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": in motion : not at anchor or aground":[
|
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"The ship was underway at dawn."
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],
|
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": into motion from a standstill":[
|
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"The train should be underway again soon."
|
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],
|
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": in progress : happening now":[
|
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"Preparations for the celebration are already underway .",
|
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"A search is underway .",
|
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"The season got underway with a bang"
|
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],
|
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".":[
|
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"Preparations for the celebration are already underway .",
|
|
"A search is underway .",
|
|
"The season got underway with a bang"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8w\u0101"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"afoot",
|
|
"under weigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably from Dutch onderweg , from Middle Dutch onderwegen , literally, under or among the ways":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1743, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182803"
|
|
},
|
|
"undomesticate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make undomestic : undo the taming of":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"un- entry 2 + domesticate":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182930"
|
|
},
|
|
"underivative":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not derivative or imitative : original":[
|
|
"a natural and underivative poet",
|
|
"\u2014 Florence B. Lennon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190531"
|
|
},
|
|
"underthought":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a suppressed or concealed thought":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + thought":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191000"
|
|
},
|
|
"under threat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": by someone who has been threatened with harm":[
|
|
"an action done under threat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191038"
|
|
},
|
|
"underwear":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccwer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"underclothes",
|
|
"underclothing",
|
|
"undergarments",
|
|
"undies",
|
|
"unmentionables"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"underwear has got to be the most boring thing that one could ever receive as a birthday present!",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For those struggling to find tampons in their area, menstrual cups are an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative, as are period underwear . \u2014 Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In May, she was photographed walking her dog while wearing a sheer black dress layered over a black bra and underwear . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"For those struggling to find tampons in their area, menstrual cups are an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative, as are period underwear . \u2014 Taylor Telford, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Brady underwear will be available for purchase starting Thursday. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Comfortable, moisture-wicking underwear is the unsung hero of a precision travel kit. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The dress, designed by Dior, worn sans its original slip, was completely transparent, revealing a bra and underwear from Rihanna\u2019s Savage X Fenty line. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Following a performance at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City on April 18, the 54-year-old posed for pictures with fans and paparazzi alike while wearing fiery red wrap dress over a black bra and underwear set. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 19-piece collection comes in seven colorways, most of which are strikingly reminiscent of her signature bra and underwear silhouettes from the core collection. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022"
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|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193718"
|
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},
|
|
"under a cloud of suspicion":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": believed by others to have done something wrong":[
|
|
"The company remains under a cloud of suspicion ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194117"
|
|
},
|
|
"underived":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not derived or secondary : primary , simple":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203042"
|
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},
|
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"undisputed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not questioned or disputed":[
|
|
"an undisputed theory",
|
|
"the undisputed king"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8spy\u00fc-t\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8spy\u00fct-\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Less fuss is made about those polluters due to their undisputed importance to everyday living. \u2014 Jeremy Pafford, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Cornelius Vanderbilt stepped in to quell the panic of 1873, rescuing a few troubled railroads (and becoming the undisputed titan of the industry as a result). \u2014 Alex Tapscott, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"As for the undisputed master of Centre Court dressing",
|
|
"Apple revealed a number of software updates at WWDC 2022 last week, but iOS 16 was the undisputed star of the show. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The Sooners, the undisputed preseason No. 1-ranked team, is 57-3 heading into the final seres. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"With Austin Hooper released and now with the Titans, Njoku is the undisputed No. 1 tight end, and will likely get the second-most targets on the team behind Amari Cooper. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump\u2019s defeat was undisputed among election officials and certified by Democrats and Republicans, with many recounts and audits verifying the outcome. \u2014 Alexandra Berzon, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Yet the Milwaukee Brewers still found a way to pull out a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Thursday night to open a big four-game series against the undisputed top two teams in the Central Division. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1627, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203114"
|
|
},
|
|
"under consideration":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": being thought about and discussed":[
|
|
"Her suggestion is still under consideration by the committee."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204713"
|
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},
|
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"under (someone's) tutelage":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214013"
|
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},
|
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"under lock and key":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": in a room, box, etc., that is locked":[
|
|
"The jewels are kept under lock and key .",
|
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"The prisoner is being kept/held under lock and key ."
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215725"
|
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},
|
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"underact":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to perform (a dramatic part) with restraint for effect : underplay":[],
|
|
": to perform feebly or with restraint":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8akt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Yet, in one respect, the market may actually be underacting . \u2014 WSJ , 7 June 2019"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221003"
|
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},
|
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"under the sway of (someone)":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": in or into a state of being controlled by (someone)":[
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"They are under the sway of terrorists.",
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"He has come/fallen under the sway of terrorists."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221301"
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},
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"undies":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0113z"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"underclothes",
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"underclothing",
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"undergarments",
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"underwear",
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"unmentionables"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Best Amazon Black Friday Clothing Deals 2021: Intimates & Lounge Bralettes and bulk-pack undies are also part of Amazon's epic Black Friday lineup, along with elevated loungewear ideal for digital nomads. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"This multi-pack of three is affordable for exercise-style thong undies that'll stay hidden. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 3 May 2022",
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"Cotton undies become horribly uncomfortable when sweaty and take forever to dry out. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 21 June 2021",
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"Co-founded by Abby Morgan, this DTC brand's bras and undies are designed to be lightweight but supportive for all shapes and sizes\u2014and come in the prettiest hues to brighten up your top drawer. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Boho paradise Free People is slashing prices on essentials on November 28, with 20% off lace undies , seamless bodysuits, loungewear, and more. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"Best sellers include lace balconette bras (think of them as the more nonchalant version of push-up bras, with the same effect), next-to-nothing undies , and pretty cami dresses in the softest fabrics. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Calvin Klein and Heron Preston\u2019s collaboration includes a pair of undies with a perfect blend of soft cotton and stretchy elastane (as seen above on Kaia Gerber). \u2014 Vogue , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"Stan looks happy to be not wintry soldiering, swaggering around in just undies and tats, wielding thousand-dollar guns and a general Get Naked attitude. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 26 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by shortening & alteration":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221446"
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},
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"underjaw":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lower jaw":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"under entry 3 + jaw":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222829"
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},
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"underload switch":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a switch that opens a circuit when the current falls below a predetermined value and that is used to protect a motor from racing upon decrease of load":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224326"
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},
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"underachiever":{
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one (such as a student) that fails to attain a predicted level of achievement or does not do as well as expected":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8ch\u0113-v\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Atlanta -- last year\u2019s conference finalist and a relative underachiever this season -- is all that stands between Cleveland and its first playoff appearance without LeBron James in more than two decades. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Providing the throughline is Berenger (Mary Myers), an underachiever in a small town who pines after his acquaintance Daisy (Momo Nakamura) and tolerates merciless needling by his friend Jean (Stephen Murray). \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Krzyzewski believes the hunger factor could be the difference-maker in whether this group becomes an underachiever with an early NCAA tourney exit or an overachiever that cuts down the nets in April. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Garoppolo spent the first 53 minutes of Sunday\u2019s game taking a sledgehammer to his reputation as a playoff underachiever and the last seven minutes pouring more gasoline onto the narrative. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In this interpretation, Wenwu looms as the big bad tiger dad to Shang-Chi, the gifted underachiever who\u2019s gone West and gone soft. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Last week, due almost entirely to a lack of viewer awareness, Chiu barely avoided elimination against ballroom underachiever Martin Kove. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The quick version of what happened is this: ASU was a constant underachiever in basketball. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"In this interpretation, Wenwu looms as the big bad tiger dad to Shang-Chi, the gifted underachiever who\u2019s gone West and gone soft. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225441"
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},
|
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"underclothing":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": underwear":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cckl\u014d-t\u035fhi\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"underclothes",
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"undergarments",
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"underwear",
|
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"undies",
|
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"unmentionables"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"he changes his underclothing every day",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"La Corte also had to construct temple garments, the white underclothing worn by adult Latter-day Saints after they are endowed in the temple. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
|
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"The book also profiles follies that never reached the market: anti-gravitation underclothing designed to keep wearers aloft and telegraph mechanisms that relied on snails slithering around zinc bowls to tap out letters. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"More and more, the church has been drawing back the curtain on its temple ceremonies and the underclothing donned by devout members. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 July 2021",
|
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"The study suggests research for winter clothing: underclothing that will not readily absorb water, garments that will hold quantities of air in extremely small bubbles, and quilted clothes made of a batting of chicken feathers and cotton. \u2014 Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
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"At the jail, a bag of marijuana was found in his underclothing , according to the report. \u2014 Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle , 27 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Over in the men\u2019s department John Augustine of Chicago was checking out shirts and underclothing . \u2014 Kathy Routliffe, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230738"
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},
|
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"under the eye of":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": while being watched by (someone)":[
|
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"The students did their work under the watchful/vigilant eye of their teacher."
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234801"
|
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},
|
|
"undulation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rising and falling in waves":[],
|
|
": a wavelike motion to and fro in a fluid or elastic medium propagated continuously among its particles but with little or no permanent translation of the particles in the direction of the propagation : vibration":[],
|
|
": the pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison":[],
|
|
": a wavy appearance, outline, or form : waviness":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-dy\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The greens are going to be running lightning quick and have a lot of undulation and wave to them. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Braces hold together the grin of a young girl on a saddle, her dress a mint-green undulation . \u2014 The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"And many greens are crowned or at least have amazing undulation , and run true. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The Normal setting is an absolute must for routine driving around town, because not only does the car tend to copy every undulation the paving machine laid down, modest cracks and step-down joints can feel like miniature cliffs. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even with the dampers in their firmest setting, the Flying B displays its softer side as its 5050 pounds list over the undulation at more than 150 mph. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The sine wave is a smooth, periodic undulation , a mathematical idealization of waves found in nature: energetic seismic waves produced by earthquakes; sonic booms propagating through air; tsunamis spreading across water. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s an undulation \u2014something ranging from a wave to a nuance. \u2014 Amit Chaudhuri, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"And through such undulation , the Jazz have powered on, powered through. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235415"
|
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},
|
|
"undeviating":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": keeping a true course : unswerving":[
|
|
"served their country with undeviating loyalty and devotion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0113-v\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"invariant",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvarying",
|
|
"unwavering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"changing",
|
|
"deviating",
|
|
"nonuniform",
|
|
"unsteady",
|
|
"varying"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an undeviating dedication to duty",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Phoenix\u2019s Joker, whose break with sanity is the result of an undeviating path of misery and suffering, is ultimately less frightening than Ledger\u2019s version. \u2014 Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com , 2 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1732, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000243"
|
|
},
|
|
"under certain circumstances":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": in some special cases":[
|
|
"The contract can be extended under certain circumstances ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000354"
|
|
},
|
|
"undercut":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cut away the underpart of":[
|
|
"undercut a vein of ore"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief":[],
|
|
": to offer to sell at lower prices than or to work for lower wages than (a competitor)":[],
|
|
": to cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall":[],
|
|
": to strike (a ball) with a downward glancing blow so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot":[],
|
|
": to undermine or destroy the force, value, or effectiveness of":[
|
|
"inflation undercuts consumer buying power"
|
|
],
|
|
": to perform the action of cutting away beneath":[],
|
|
": tenderloin sense 1":[],
|
|
": the action or result of cutting away from the underside or lower part of something":[],
|
|
": a notch cut in the base of a tree before felling to determine the direction of falling and to prevent splitting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8k\u0259t",
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cck\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They undercut the competing store by 10 percent.",
|
|
"a law that undercuts the Constitution",
|
|
"Her behavior undercuts her own credibility.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"After leaving the stage, Trump returned to his motorcade under the apparent belief that he would then be taken to the Capitol \u2014 a belief that Meadows, despite the warnings from Cipollone and others, had done nothing to undercut . \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Adam Venit filed for his own restraining order to undercut his ex-wife\u2019s assault claims, the lawsuit says. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Anti-trans legislation is the misdirection in a larger play to undercut the rights of all people. \u2014 Layshia Clarendon, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"American officials see both the gold import ban and the possible oil price cap as ways to undercut key sources of revenue for Moscow\u2019s war effort and further isolate it from the international financial system. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Since 2019, the carmaker has slashed the price of the Bolt by 29% in a bid to undercut the Nissan Leaf as the most affordable EV on the market. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe a mission of devising toxic AI will merely embolden those that wish to craft AI that is able to undercut society. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The company said that Chinese solar producers have sought to undercut U.S. manufacturers by shifting production to countries not covered by tariffs. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Regardless, the presence of any Republicans committing this sort of voter fraud is enough to undercut Rinke\u2019s sweeping statement that only Democrats do it. \u2014 Lou Jacobson And Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There's been lots of buzz surrounding JoJo Siwa lately \u2014 and literally, in the case of her recent hair makeover that involved cutting off her signature ponytail and buzzing an undercut around her new short style. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Klosterman wanted additional seating, so Stocker found a U-turn swivel chair in gray from Bensen Furniture that features a cool undercut below the seat. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The market establishes a FTD from lows, then returns to highs (or is not back to highs but is above the 200-day moving average at least three months after the lows with no undercut ). \u2014 Randy Watts, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"An undercut is achieved by cutting or shaving the hair that lays on your scalp in the back of your head super short \u2014 while leaving the hair on top longer. \u2014 Megan Oster, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Her head is half-shaved in an asymmetrical buzz cut, and we are obsessed with the first royal undercut . \u2014 Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Eagland cut Theron's hair into a precise undercut in the back. \u2014 Maya Allen, Marie Claire , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"This actually isn't the first time Berry has revealed an artsy undercut . \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 16 May 2019",
|
|
"Tons of celebrities have rocked undercuts over the years\u2014including Kylie Jenner, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Cara Delevingne, and Natalie Dormer. \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Apr. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000946"
|
|
},
|
|
"understrung":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": low-strung":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 1 + strung , past participle of string":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001014"
|
|
},
|
|
"undersheriff":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"under entry 3 + sheriff":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003007"
|
|
},
|
|
"undomestic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not domestic : such as":[],
|
|
": not devoted or inclined to home duties":[
|
|
"It's hard to picture Hall as a house-husband, give his distinctly undomestic authorial persona.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mallay Charters"
|
|
],
|
|
": not suggestive of home":[
|
|
"a cold, undomestic place"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8me-stik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The fiery, cautionary shade, little seen within living rooms, is characteristic of his work as a whole, which often has an almost defiantly undomestic feel. \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2020"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003559"
|
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},
|
|
"underwhelm":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to fail to impress or stimulate":[
|
|
"the movie underwhelmed most reviewers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8(h)welm"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While spectacle food tends to underwhelm in every aspect but size, these cinnamon rolls are both comically excessive and downright tasty. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Village Roadshow alleged the non-industry practice caused Matrix Resurrections, which was slated to be released in 2022 but was moved up by Warner Bros, to underwhelm at the box office. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"With Utah missing its leading scorer, and Phoenix missing two starters and a key rotation piece, this game has a strong chance to underwhelm in the boxscore. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"The safest tentpoles would still play about on par with pre-Covid expectations, especially in North America, while anything comparatively dicey or uncertain would underwhelm or outright bomb. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"The three-time gold medalist continued to underwhelm in the 2021-22 season and is down to one remaining qualifier, Jan. 6-8 at Mammoth Mountain. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Dec. 2021",
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"The move appeared to underwhelm oil traders, who had been expecting President Biden to announce a larger release from America\u2019s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is the biggest in the world with 620 million barrels. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"With the wrong strategies, digital content can underwhelm . \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
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"As an example, Zoho's support (which is mostly out of India) never fails to underwhelm me and my clients. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 5 July 2021"
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"under + over whelm":""
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010137"
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"underthrow":{
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccthr\u014d"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Watch teams that try deep shots each weekend and overthrow or underthrow them. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2020",
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"Lewerke opened the Spartans\u2019 first possession in the third quarter by underthrowing Cody White for what would\u2019ve been a long gain. \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 16 Nov. 2019",
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"Tyler Huntley aims deeps but underthrows his receiver and throws into double coverage and Brady Brreze intercepts him in the end zone. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Dec. 2019",
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"Mayfield threw awkwardly off his wrong foot, underthrowing an open receiver by a lot. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
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"Those 50-50 balls, as coaches call them, are sometimes gambles, and better to sail them than to underthrow them for an interception. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 7 Sep. 2019",
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"While Trubisky has been underthrowing balls downfield in recent weeks, this was on the money and beyond Slay. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 11 Nov. 2019",
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"Then the other Drew reared his head, badly underthrowing Troy Brown. \u2014 Steve Kornacki, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Apr. 2018",
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"More on Spartans: What didn\u2019t work Lewerke struggled at times with downfield passing, either underthrowing or sailing throws to open receivers. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 8 Jan. 2018"
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"under entry 1 + colored":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011635"
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"underneath it all":{
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": in reality : actually":[
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"He might seem unkind, but underneath it all , he's a very caring person."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011738"
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},
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"underminer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that undermines":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013116"
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not found or found out : not discovered":[
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"an undiscovered island",
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"as yet undiscovered talents",
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"undiscovered motives",
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"\u2026 detected the presence of a hitherto undiscovered element.",
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"\u2014 Paul Strathern"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8sk\u0259v-\u0259rd",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8sk\u0259-v\u0259rd"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Gaia measures their surfaces, entire appearances, and locations in space in order to observe the tiny shadows and movements that indicate the pull of any previously- undiscovered exoplanets. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
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"Both shared an audacious courage of forging paths undiscovered , and experimenting with unconventional ideas that would result in new representations of beauty. \u2014 Jennifer Lee, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"And, potentially, is this an entirely new undiscovered species",
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"The profiles went undiscovered for months, while complaints about harassment continued. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Doris is soon pursuing a new client: a young, undiscovered singer from Dallas, Jacqueline Haupt, who goes by Jacks. \u2014 Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"In Jackson's case, the students have tracked down autopsy and police reports, interviewed friends, relatives and police and scoured social media and genealogy websites for undiscovered connections. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"If correct, this higher mass could be evidence of possible as-yet- undiscovered particles affecting the W boson in some way. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The breadth, depth and duration of RXTE\u2019s survey and its resulting harvest of x-rays from flaring binary neutron stars implies that tens of thousands of these systems could exist undiscovered throughout the Milky Way, Maccarone says. \u2014 Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American , 5 Apr. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015726"
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"underaction":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": subnormal or insufficient action":[
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"underaction of focusing muscles of the eye"
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015845"
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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": to cook insufficiently or less than thoroughly":[
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"The kitchen badly undercooked a nicely conceived plate of grilled petrale sole fillets surrounded by potatoes and zucchini.",
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"\u2014 Harvey Steiman"
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]
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},
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8ku\u0307k"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There\u2019s nothing worse than shelling out big bucks for a fat rib eye or a bunch of lamb chops only to accidentally overcook or undercook them. \u2014 Amiel Stanek, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"McBride undercooks a couple of his subplots, especially the druggy ones. \u2014 Junot D\u00edaz, New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Lack of refrigeration can easily cause food to spoil, and unpredictable fires and feeble camp stoves can lead to undercooking mistakes. \u2014 Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
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"You either undercook it or, worse, overcook it and are left with a sad feast. \u2014 Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY , 25 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Many recipes get this effect by purposely undercooking the cake, so that the middle is raw batter. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 27 Apr. 2018",
|
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"Many recipes get this effect by purposely undercooking the cake, so that the middle is raw batter. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 27 Apr. 2018",
|
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"Many recipes get this effect by purposely undercooking the cake, so that the middle is raw batter. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 27 Apr. 2018",
|
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"Many recipes get this effect by purposely undercooking the cake, so that the middle is raw batter. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 27 Apr. 2018"
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|
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015854"
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},
|
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"underplay":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to play a card lower than (a held high card)":[]
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},
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8pl\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Don't underplay the importance of exercise.",
|
|
"I thought she underplayed her character.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The students Cruzvergara work with often underplay their non-job experiences. \u2014 Fortune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Williams added that social media can also underplay the seriousness of many procedures. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The rest of Joanna\u2019s coworkers are tormentors, banal ones, with several actors making the strange choice to somewhat underplay their roles, allowing scenes to sag while Bayer vamps. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But to look at the current race to undermine reproductive freedom and the massive resistance to the existence of LGBTQ people as a legislative campaign is, unfortunately, to underplay the aims of the right. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Smit-McPhee, who first gained notice in 2009's The Road, was well served by his instinct to underplay Peter \u2014 a shy teenager who becomes an object of spite for a toxic cowboy (Benedict Cumberbatch) running a ranch in rural Montana in the 1920s. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s not a network decision to underplay celebrity presence. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"The Quinnipiac poll might actually underplay the size of belief in aliens. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 5 June 2021",
|
|
"Irene\u2019s instinct is to underplay her own existence in deference to her responsibilities: family and the demands of being a bourgeois member of society. \u2014 Hilton Als, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1833, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021836"
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},
|
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"undular":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": having the form or movement of waves":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-l\u0259(r)"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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|
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"Late Latin undula + English -ar":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023237"
|
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},
|
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"underjawed":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having the underjaw prominent":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024217"
|
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"His off-the-cuff improvisations, his airy tendency to throw out half-baked ideas, caused others to underrate his continuity of purpose \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.",
|
|
"As I watched the film for the first time \u2026, it seemed to me that its effect was to exploit innocence and violence in ways that overrate the power of the first and underrate the complexity of the second \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Vincent Canby"
|
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],
|
|
"\u2014 see also underrated":[
|
|
"His off-the-cuff improvisations, his airy tendency to throw out half-baked ideas, caused others to underrate his continuity of purpose \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.",
|
|
"As I watched the film for the first time \u2026, it seemed to me that its effect was to exploit innocence and violence in ways that overrate the power of the first and underrate the complexity of the second \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Vincent Canby"
|
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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|
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],
|
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|
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"overvalue"
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"examples":[
|
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"She underrated her student's ability.",
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"it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But don\u2019t underrate the resources CBS is pouring into its telecasts and surrounding content relative to ESPN and MLS. \u2014 Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"According to Holman, Evo\u2019s retail data indicates that women tend to underrate their abilities and gravitate toward less aggressive gear. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 24 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"And given the fact that most of his peers at the top of the list hail from much smaller states with more welcoming political environments, the sheer numbers probably underrate Baker\u2019s accomplishment. \u2014 Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"However, that logic has somehow started to underrate the value of elite, top-tier rim protection. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"Yet Nemerov may underrate the connection between Greenberg\u2019s actual views of modern painting and Frankenthaler\u2019s artistic practice in the fifties. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Many other polls this cycle also tended to underrate support for Trump, raising expectations for a commanding Biden win coupled with a blue wave of Democratic wins down-ballot. \u2014 Melanie Mason Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The Spurs have a history of identifying future stars other franchises underrate , with the draft-night trade for Kawhi Leonard being the most notorious example. \u2014 Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com , 14 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Don\u2019t underrate the secret sorrow of life in the middle, though. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 12 Oct. 2020"
|
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"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041317"
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"type":[
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|
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"under entry 3 + color":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043353"
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|
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"undetd":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044114"
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": in the dark : at night":[
|
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"The crime was committed under (the) cover of darkness/night ."
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": being investigated : being looked into to try to find out the facts":[
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"The accident is under investigation ."
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": surreptitious and usually irregular or illicit":[
|
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"under-the-counter liquor sales"
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r"
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|
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"from the hiding of illicit wares under the counter of stores where they are sold":""
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050938"
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to estimate as being less than the actual size, quantity, or number":[],
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"The city underestimated the cost of the new building.",
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"The number of people in the crowd was underestimated by 5,000.",
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"Never underestimate the importance of a good education.",
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"Her talent has always been underestimated .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And don\u2019t underestimate the power of being a listener, Dr. Comas-Diaz says. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 June 2022",
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"Stay #WeatherReady and don\u2019t underestimate the heat. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
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"The heroes may steal the show in Disney movies, but never underestimate the villains \u2014 or their children. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
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"In a clip from the film shared exclusively with PEOPLE, King and costar Veronica Ngo take on some bad guys who underestimate their formidable combat skills. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
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"Change cannot happen overnight, and Washington policymakers may underestimate the methodical planning, training, and recapitalization required to keep a changing Coast Guard safe and in the air. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"If there are times when humans underestimate other intelligences, altered states could counter that bias. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
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"For people to take something away from that, to never forget or underestimate what that caretaker means to that person. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 3 May 2022",
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"The Eagles are the undefeated defending champions, but don\u2019t underestimate last year\u2019s runner-up \u2014 Scottsdale Prep \u2014 or up-and-coming AZ College Prep, a 12-0 squad who beat Scottsdale Prep 5-4 in a hard-fought match earlier this month. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": the condition in which people in a labor force are employed at less than full-time or regular jobs or at jobs inadequate with respect to their training or economic needs":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The good news is that underemployment has fallen just as fast as the standard benchmark over the past two years. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
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"During the Great Recession, when Oregon unemployment was running around 10%, the U-6 underemployment rate was roughly double that. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
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"High unemployment and underemployment , anxiety and depression, and access to health care and mental health services are some of the primary concerns currently faced by the autistic community. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
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|
"Still, where the government\u2019s fiscal priorities, based on the recent Union Budgets, have continued to miss the mark is on tackling the nation\u2019s challenge of underemployment . \u2014 Deepanshu Mohan, Quartz , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"The construction trades program is meant to target underemployment and help the construction industry fill a need for skilled workers. \u2014 Rachel Berry, The Enquirer , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"Americans are facing the reality that layoffs, downsizing, unemployment and underemployment have become a way of life as a result of the current worldwide pandemic. \u2014 courant.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
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"Even in normal times, military spouses have higher levels of unemployment or underemployment than civilian populations, citing factors like job scarcity near military bases and frequent moves. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2021",
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"Even in normal times, military spouses have higher levels of unemployment or underemployment than civilian populations, citing factors like job scarcity near military bases and frequent moves. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2021"
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"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063720"
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"undetached":{
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065633"
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"noun"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1668, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070235"
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},
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"underemployed":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having less than full-time, regular, or adequate employment":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-im-\u02c8pl\u022fid"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Studies show that adults with developmental disabilities are disproportionately unemployed or underemployed . \u2014 Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"There is another benefit \u2014 the hiring of military spouses (reported to be 22 percent underemployed compared to their civilian counterparts) and veterans with military base access to deliver the groceries. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
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"To be clear, the revolutionary instincts of today's pseudonymous bloggers, underemployed graduate students, and freelance journalists have limited appeal at the moment. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This most dangerous class comes from the growing number of underemployed , overeducated people. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"By starting a business, immigrants avoid a problem Feltman sees regularly: being underemployed because their skills or credentials from their native countries aren\u2019t recognized here. \u2014 courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Because of industries that have closed in Northeast Ohio, Bartlett said there\u2019s many skilled workers who are underemployed that are qualified for the shipyard jobs. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Her mother supported her all the way, never letting on if money was tight for a single parent who was a dentist in Honduras but is underemployed here, in a medical assistant job. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Others who are struggling to survive in the motels of I-192 are the underemployed , people with drug problems, those with bad credit, or hurricane refugees from Puerto Rico. \u2014 Max Holleran, The New Republic , 10 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075630"
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},
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"under a/the microscope":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": in a state of being watched very closely":[
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"Celebrities can find it difficult (to be) living under the microscope .",
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"The business has recently been put under the microscope by federal investigators."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081111"
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},
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"undercutter":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that undercuts or makes undercuts: such as":[],
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": a logger who chops the undercut in a tree that is to be felled":[],
|
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": a mine worker who operates a machine for cutting the bottom or side of the working face of coal so that it will not shatter when blasted":[]
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083404"
|
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},
|
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"underclub":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to use a golf club not designed to yield the distance needed to be covered":[
|
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"failed to reach the green through underclubbing"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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|
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"under entry 1 + club , noun":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084104"
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},
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"underpole":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to pole (as copper) insufficiently":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"under entry 1 + pole":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091415"
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},
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"underwing":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one of the posterior wings of an insect":[],
|
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": any of various noctuid moths (especially genus Catocala ) that have the hind wings banded with contrasting colors (such as red and black)":[],
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": the underside of a bird's wing":[],
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": placed or growing underneath the wing":[
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"underwing rockets"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccwi\u014b"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Another new element of the Next Gen car is an underwing , a series of panels underneath the car to make a single flat surface to help with aerodynamics and increase stability in traffic. \u2014 Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Adult spotted lanternfly has two sets of wings, and the underwing has a red color with spots on the outer wings. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"The 2022 car also features a new underwing and diffuser that dramatically alter the aerodynamic forces drivers rely on. \u2014 Morgan Korn, ABC News , 5 May 2021",
|
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"The Claudina butterfly\u2019s underwings are intricately patterned. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
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"This rainforest butterfly has vivid crimson patches on its upper wings, but its underwings are arguably even more spectacular. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
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"For instance, initial evidence suggests that European robins, yellow underwing moths, and perhaps even cricket frogs can do so. \u2014 Fiona Mcmillan, National Geographic , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Easily identifiable by its gray, spotted wings and bright red underwings , the insect could threaten billions of dollars worth of crops in Pennsylvania, such as apples, grapes, and hops. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Genes for yellow- and red- underwings remain separated east and west of the Rockies. \u2014 Steven Austad, AL.com , 17 Feb. 2018",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"But the droppable tanks reportedly interfered with underwing munitions. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021"
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"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092023"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093851"
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"type":[
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to insert (a faulted rock mass) into position under a passive rock mass":[]
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8thr\u0259st"
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095047"
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|
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"type":[
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|
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|
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": a growth of short hair or fur partly concealed by the longer and usually coarser guard hairs of a mammal":[],
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": a coat (as of paint) applied as a base for another coat":[],
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": undercoating":[],
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": petticoat":[]
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cck\u014dt"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This dog, originally bred as a cold-weather hunting companion with a dense undercoat and harsh outer coat, can often be independent and stubborn, but will remain protective and loyal to its family. \u2014 Mattie Schuler, Outside Online , 6 Dec. 2013",
|
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"Hertzko's brush has fine, bent-wire bristles that are able to get deep into your pet's coat and even grooms the undercoat without aggravating their skin. \u2014 Caitlyn Hitt, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Masterful herders, who offer generations worth of skill, use a combing technique to shear the undercoat , delicately done by hand. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Always ready for adventure\u2014especially in the snow\u2014the high-energy Norwegian Elkhound has a smooth outer coat and a wooly undercoat . \u2014 Mattie Schuler, Outside Online , 6 Dec. 2013",
|
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"Like the rest of their body, their tail is covered in a dense woolly undercoat with long, coarse guard hairs. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Cashmere came from the undercoat of superfine fibres on the underbelly of other goats. \u2014 Terrance Hayes, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"Those brush bristles get deep into your pet's topcoat and undercoat to ensure that there are no knots or mats left behind while remaining gentle. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
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"Many breeds have a double coat, and these dogs shed their undercoat to cool off. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095215"
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"underkeeper":{
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a subordinate keeper":[
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"underkeeper of a game forest"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095711"
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"underinsured":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": not sufficiently insured":[]
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-in-\u02c8shu\u0307rd"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And most residents are finding that they are dramatically underinsured . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The two senators also collaborated on the 1990 Ryan White act, which funded care for uninsured and underinsured victims of HIV/AIDS. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Another bill would provide grants to uninsured and underinsured families. \u2014 Susan Haigh, Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In one study done in New York, people who use heroin, a historically marginalized and underinsured group, have high levels of interest in using buprenorphine but low levels of access to it. \u2014 John C. Messinger, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For uninsured or underinsured children between the ages of 9 and 18, the HPV vaccine is available through the Texas Vaccines for Children program. \u2014 Nicole Cormier, Dallas News , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Gilead did not expect pharmacies to purchase substantial quantities of the company\u2019s antiretrovirals at 340B discount prices, because the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program covers HIV treatment for the uninsured and underinsured . \u2014 NBC News , 7 July 2021",
|
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"The Bread of Healing Clinic in Milwaukee, which provides free medical and dental care to uninsured and underinsured individuals, received a $16,000 grant. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
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"As risks go uninsured or underinsured , businesses have few options to mitigate emerging risks such as pandemics, business and supply interruptions, and data breaches. \u2014 Van Carlson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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"under examination":{
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"type":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101744"
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"type":[
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly":[
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"trying to undermine his political rivals"
|
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],
|
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": to weaken or ruin by degrees":[],
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": to wash away supporting material from under":[],
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": to excavate the earth beneath : form a mine under : sap":[]
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccm\u012bn",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for undermine weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
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"examples":[
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"She tried to undermine my authority by complaining about me to my boss.",
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"The events of the past year have undermined people's confidence in the government.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But those schools have faced pushback \u2013 and lawsuits \u2013 from some parents and alumni, who say the changes discriminate against Asian Americans and undermine the notion of merit. \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
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"That means Biden\u2019s latest step to address one political vulnerability could undermine funding for one of the primary legislative accomplishments during his time in office: investments in infrastructure. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"This has provoked an uproar among tattooists who have argued the restrictions are overbroad, sow unnecessary concern among clients and undermine their art. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
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"Never badmouth or undermine your co-parent in any way. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 18 June 2022",
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"Another option\u2014allowing more off-the-books borrowing by city governments\u2014will be tricky as long as bond yields remain high, and would also undermine a concerted effort by Beijing to rein in such practices over the past five years. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
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"In the video, former employees accused one of the aforementioned stars, Funomena founder Robin Hunicke, of weaponizing personal information and social justice rhetoric to humiliate and undermine subordinates. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
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"Undisclosed contracts often also lead to overcapacity, which can undermine the financial viability of the entire system. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"How might contextual information\u2014about the way trauma can influence memories; about the way alleged abusers can undermine their victims\u2014affect their claims"
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"underwire":{
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": a wire running through the bottom edge of a brassiere to aid in support":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The balconette top's underwire is also a fan-favorite for women with small and medium busts looking for a slight lift. \u2014 Laura Galvan, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
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"Kim's Dolce & Gabbana dress from the same collection was slightly more casual and made of a sheer, stretchy material without any underwire or boning. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
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"Several bikini tops include supportive underwire , and the rest offer removable pads that can be adjusted to your liking. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
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"The four-way stretch microfiber works with the unlined cups and underwire for a supportive fit that also stays in place. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 May 2022",
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"This tankini top is made of a fun, beachy crochet knit with an underwire , and there are matching bottoms to complete the look. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
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"However, Kim's Dolce & Gabanna look was slightly more casual and was made of a sheer, stretchy material without any underwire or boning. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 22 May 2022",
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"The mesh cups molded immediately to my natural breast shape, the band and shoulder straps laid comfortably on my skin (rather than digging in), and the underwire offered just the right amount of lift and support to enhance my bust. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Thankfully, opting for an underwire can still fold into the category of comfortable bras with the right combination of fabric and silhouette. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105904"
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},
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"undidactic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not didactic : simply informative or descriptive":[
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"undidactic prose",
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"\u2026 their enjoyment of this delightfully undidactic fable of tolerance and acceptance.",
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"\u2014 Robert Dunbar"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-d\u0259-",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u012b-\u02c8dak-tik"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111957"
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"under debate":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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": discussed in a manner where people can offer different opinions : being debated":[
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"These topics are still under debate ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112117"
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},
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"undulator":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that undulates":[
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"a lovely blonde lady undulator",
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"\u2014 Wall Street Journal"
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],
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": a device consisting of a series of magnetic dipoles of alternating polarity into which a stream of particles (such as electrons) moving at relativistic velocity is injected to produce intense essentially monochromatic coherent synchrotron radiation at a very few wavelengths":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0101t\u0259-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112417"
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"underpopulated":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having a lower density of population than is normal or desirable":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If your team lives in places underpopulated with cultural attractions, choose a destination that offers a breadth of cultural activities to keep everyone engaged. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Hruby said the city, with just fewer than 14,000 residents, is underpopulated compared to projections in earlier years. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
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"If office buildings remain underpopulated , London could develop like Paris, with more residential neighborhoods downtown. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
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"And, of course, there\u2019s also Virbela and its kin of strange, underpopulated thingies snatched right out of a 2005 iteration of Internet Explorer. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"With continued efforts to help underpopulated districts grow and offer more opportunities for their residents, commissioners also focused on splitting the billion-dollar bayfront project, which sat in District 2 only. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"The district is in the process of redrawing school boundary lines to add more students to underpopulated schools, reduce overcrowding at others and address a declining enrollment expected in coming years. \u2014 Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"Those underpopulated zones are Zone 7 in east and downtown Little Rock and Zone 8 in northwest Little Rock. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 26 Sep. 2021",
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"That results in votes cast in underpopulated districts carrying more weight than the votes cast in overpopulated districts. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113714"
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},
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"underexcited":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": operated with field excitation below normal":[
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"underexcited dynamo"
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]
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},
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"under entry 1 + excited":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114207"
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"undissected":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not dissected":[
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"undissected coastal plain"
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]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115037"
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},
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to exercise too little":[
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"overeating and underexercising"
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],
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": inadequate amount or frequency of exercise":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\""
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"under entry 1 + exercise , verb":"Intransitive verb",
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"under entry 3 + exercise , noun":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115924"
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},
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"undialectical":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not relating to, employing, or in accordance with dialectic : not dialectical":[
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"\u2026 on a theoretical level, this homophobia results in an impoverished and undialectical understanding of class and class consciousness \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Tim Libretti"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8lek-ti-k\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122656"
|
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},
|
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"under (a/the) strain":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": having to do too much, dealing with a difficult problem, etc.":[
|
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"She has been under (a lot of) strain lately.",
|
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"He is holding up under the strain .",
|
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"He cracked/collapsed/buckled under the strain ."
|
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]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144320"
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},
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"undevil":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to free from diabolical possession":[],
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": to divest of the character of a devil":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 2 + devil , noun":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145814"
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},
|
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"undisguised":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not disguised or concealed":[
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"undisguised impatience"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8sk\u012bzd",
|
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"-dis-\u02c8g\u012bzd",
|
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"also -diz-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Clintonites were convinced of their altruism while designing and selling their plans with undisguised nasty paternalism. \u2014 Alex Pareene, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
|
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"This is our first look at an undisguised Polestar 3 SUV. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
|
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"But the embodiment of Trump\u2019s Republican Party, and the object of the authors\u2019 undisguised contempt, is House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Hurwitz takes a terrific subject and treats it with undisguised , and justified, affection. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The vehicle, an EQE 350 with the AMG styling package, was entirely undisguised . \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Grecale in the latest images is covered in light camouflage that gives us a virtually undisguised look at its front end. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Al-Gharib slouched with the hood of his sweatshirt pulled down over his eyes, often using an open folder to block his face; Raslan sat upright and undisguised , attentively taking notes. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Hutchins\u2019s death has triggered undisguised paroxysms of grief among actors and filmmakers who worked with the cinematographer, some of whom posted tributes to her on Twitter. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160340"
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},
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"undiscoverable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": unable to be discovered : not discoverable":[
|
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"undiscoverable motives/reasons",
|
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"\u2026 a secure retreat, an undiscoverable hiding-place \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Herman Melville"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8sk\u0259-v(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For an unknown reason, Facebook's BGP routes were withdrawn, making its network undiscoverable by other networks. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"Without transparency, large amounts of public funds are spent on items the public might not approve of, and actions taken by the municipality become undiscoverable . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 14 Mar. 2021",
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"But among the younger generation, there is a strong pull to a new type of celebrity, one that exists in a world undiscoverable by those who don\u2019t actively seek it out. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2020",
|
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"That week, Lisbon was overdrawn with potential Pal\u00e1cio Pombals, always around the next corner, forever undiscoverable , though clearly marked on the map. \u2014 Lauren Elkin, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2018",
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"That week, Lisbon was overdrawn with potential Pal\u00e1cio Pombals, always around the next corner, forever undiscoverable , though clearly marked on the map. \u2014 Lauren Elkin, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1642, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161514"
|
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},
|
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"understructure":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a structure for supporting something above : foundation , basis":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 3 + structure":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162342"
|
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},
|
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"undistinguished":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not distinguished : such as":[],
|
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": not marked by eminence, distinction, or quality":[
|
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"a bland, undistinguished pop album",
|
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"an undistinguished career"
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],
|
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": not perceived as distinct : not differentiated":[
|
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"The disease [syphilis] was first noticed in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century, though it may have existed before then undistinguished from leprosy.",
|
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"\u2014 Wayne Biddle"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wisht"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His own playing career was undistinguished and consisted mostly of stints with lower-division clubs \u2014 and even a few games with a Soviet military team. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Vegetarian choices, some not bad, some completely undistinguished , appear and disappear from menus. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This completed a series of mostly undistinguished U.S. sales reports from the big vehicle manufacturers. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Newspapers devoted endless inches to this woman who had climbed from undistinguished beginnings to become one of the richest ladies in Britain. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Gary and Alana return to the undistinguished masses. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Dallas Green is technically the third to manage both teams, albeit it for mostly undistinguished stints. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
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"With the addition of the Brooklyn Tower\u2019s top floor this week, the developer was ready to show off the 1,066-foot-tall building set amid a cluster of mostly undistinguished , glassy new high-rises in downtown Brooklyn. \u2014 Ian Volner, Curbed , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The Masaryk School is architecturally undistinguished , a faceless cube set among Cicero\u2019s bungalows, but every brick was laid with loving care by immigrants determined to pass the Czech language on to future generations. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 4 Nov. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165929"
|
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},
|
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"under the cosh":{
|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
|
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": in a difficult situation":[
|
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"They put us under the cosh for most of the game."
|
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]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170220"
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"adjective"
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": rated or valued too low":[
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"an underrated movie/book",
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"\u2026 Francis, surely the most underrated player in the league, led the improbable comeback.",
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"\u2014 E. M. Swift",
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"Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot , is a very underrated 1976 comedy-thriller about a phony psychic's accidental involvement with jewel thieves.",
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"\u2014 Joe Leydon"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259-",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8r\u0101-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1778, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170353"
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},
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"undertide":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": undercurrent":[]
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},
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"under entry 3 + tide":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172540"
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not deprived of courage or confidence : not disheartened or discouraged":[
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"undiscouraged by failure"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8sk\u0259-rijd",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8sk\u0259r-ijd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1628, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173401"
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},
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"underexploited":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not fully or sufficiently utilized":[
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"an underexploited food source"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-ik-\u02c8spl\u022fi-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the fluidity of online identity remains an underexploited possibility. \u2014 A. O. Scott, New York Times , 28 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175339"
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},
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"undine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus inhabiting water : water nymph":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-\u02ccd\u0113n",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0113n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"An undine is a tragic figure, committed to love on a scale that is grand and alien, while forced to rely on the capriciousness of a fickle human heart. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 4 June 2021",
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"Is this the undine M\u00e9lisande emerging from the woods"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin undina , from Latin unda wave \u2014 more at water":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180211"
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},
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"undiscourageable":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not capable of being discouraged":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259nd\u0259\u0307\u00a6sk\u0259r\u2027ij\u0259b\u0259l",
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"-k\u0259\u2027ri-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"un- entry 1 + discourage + -able":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181542"
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},
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"underback":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a vessel used in brewing that receives the wort as it flows from the mash tun":[]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"under entry 2 + back":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182236"
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},
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"undergoer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": one that undergoes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182323"
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},
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"undercoating":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually asphalt-based waterproof coating applied to the underside of a vehicle":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cck\u014d-ti\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Down is a fluffy cluster that comes from the undercoating of the bird, down pillows are known for their soft cloud-like feel. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 18 Feb. 2021",
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"Down is a fluffy undercoating cluster, whereas feathers are flatter with quills and come from the bird\u2019s outer covering. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 18 Feb. 2021",
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"Even undercoating can trap the brine, which, upon drying, can attract future moisture. \u2014 Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
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"Sparks thrown up as the rail cars and autos skidded along the pavement had ignited the tires and undercoating of the cars. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2018",
|
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"In summer, the huge, compound green leaves glow with an undercoating of golden indumentum, and in fall, long, fuzzy wands produce airy sprays of tiny white flowers. \u2014 Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times , 9 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184309"
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},
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"underload starter":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a motor starter provided with an underload switch":[]
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184822"
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},
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"underwit":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an underwitted person : half-wit":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 3 + wit":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184950"
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},
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"undisclosed":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not made known : not named or identified : not disclosed":[
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"meeting at an undisclosed location",
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"an undisclosed source",
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"an undisclosed sum"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8skl\u014dzd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In this undated photo provided by Karen Caballero, her son Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero and his girlfriend Margie Tamara Paz Grajeda pose for a photo at an undisclosed location in Honduras. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Zulu was shot alongside two other men around 11:35 PM at an undisclosed location on Peachtree Road, according to 11 Alive. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The plaintiffs\u2019 request for a temporary injunction to preserve the statue, which is being held in storage in an undisclosed location, has not been granted by a judge. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing had previously allowed Suu Kyi to remain in detention at an undisclosed location, despite convictions for incitement and several minor offenses. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump did not let up, even after his supporters were breaking into the Capitol and Pence was hiding in an undisclosed location \u2013 at one point just 40 feet from the rioters, the committee said. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has so far allowed Suu Kyi to remain in detention at an undisclosed location in the capital Naypyidaw, despite convictions for incitement and several minor offenses. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The committee released photos taken of Pence and his family in an undisclosed location at the Capitol, and in one, Pence is seen reading a tweet Trump sent during the attack. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The materials will be moved out of the warehouse to an undisclosed location for the next phase of tests. \u2014 Curt Anderson, ajc , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1571, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190904"
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},
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"undifferenced":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": undifferentiated":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + differenced , past participle of difference":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194303"
|
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},
|
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"underkill":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lack of the force required to defeat an enemy":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 3 + over kill":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200012"
|
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},
|
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"underpopulation":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the state of being underpopulated":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 3 + population":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200210"
|
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},
|
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"underemphasize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to fail to emphasize adequately":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8em(p)-f\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The charts can also miss or underemphasize trends in music streaming, a challenge that Billboard itself has acknowledged. \u2014 Julia Malleck, Quartz , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"In fiction, perhaps there can be a tendency to both overemphasize and underemphasize the centrality of this activity to modern life. \u2014 David Wallace, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021",
|
|
"Clark\u2019s theories underemphasize the importance of other people as the primary embodiment of external representation, rather than our own bodies, machines, or objects in the world. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"The Journal reported in December that Strzok meant to convey that Clinton\u2019s probable victory didn\u2019t mean that the FBI should underemphasize an investigation that could uncover evidence of collusion between Trump\u2019s associates and Moscow. \u2014 Matt Ford, New Republic , 12 Jan. 2018"
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200921"
|
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},
|
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"under someone's leadership":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": while guided or managed by someone":[
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"The company has done very well under her leadership ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202244"
|
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},
|
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"undermining":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly":[
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"trying to undermine his political rivals"
|
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],
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": to weaken or ruin by degrees":[],
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": to wash away supporting material from under":[],
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": to excavate the earth beneath : form a mine under : sap":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8m\u012bn",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccm\u012bn"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for undermine weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
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"examples":[
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"She tried to undermine my authority by complaining about me to my boss.",
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"The events of the past year have undermined people's confidence in the government.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But those schools have faced pushback \u2013 and lawsuits \u2013 from some parents and alumni, who say the changes discriminate against Asian Americans and undermine the notion of merit. \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
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"That means Biden\u2019s latest step to address one political vulnerability could undermine funding for one of the primary legislative accomplishments during his time in office: investments in infrastructure. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"This has provoked an uproar among tattooists who have argued the restrictions are overbroad, sow unnecessary concern among clients and undermine their art. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
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"Never badmouth or undermine your co-parent in any way. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Another option\u2014allowing more off-the-books borrowing by city governments\u2014will be tricky as long as bond yields remain high, and would also undermine a concerted effort by Beijing to rein in such practices over the past five years. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
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"In the video, former employees accused one of the aforementioned stars, Funomena founder Robin Hunicke, of weaponizing personal information and social justice rhetoric to humiliate and undermine subordinates. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Undisclosed contracts often also lead to overcapacity, which can undermine the financial viability of the entire system. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"How might contextual information\u2014about the way trauma can influence memories; about the way alleged abusers can undermine their victims\u2014affect their claims"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204005"
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},
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"underwitted":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": weak in intellect : half-witted":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"under entry 1 + witted":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210101"
|
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},
|
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"undiocesed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": unprovided with a diocese : having no diocese":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"un- entry 1 + diocese + -ed":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214437"
|
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},
|
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"undulant fever":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a persistent human brucellosis marked especially by remittent fever, weakness, headache, chills, and weight loss and contracted by contact with infected domestic animals or consumption of their products":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259n-j\u0259-l\u0259nt-",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d(y)\u0259-"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Will Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement push J.D. Vance to the front of a crowded and largely undifferentiated field of U.S. Senate candidates",
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"People who\u2019ve worked with this brine have long known about its contents, but there\u2019s no use for loads of undifferentiated minerals and selectively extracting them wasn\u2019t economical. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 11 May 2022",
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"Turn off the lights, and the undifferentiated shadows might reassert themselves as recognizable shapes and objects. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"In contrast the features of his white subjects tend be impassive and undifferentiated when they are seen at all. \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"There are multiple planes of action \u2014 rare for Sorkin, who prefers to shoot undifferentiated medium angles of people talking. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"But Germans still face looming dilemmas about their priorities in a world where civilizational blocs threaten to replace the undifferentiated global order of post-Cold War imagination. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Modernizing its data infrastructure allows Anthem to focus on innovation and enhancing the healthcare experience, rather than the undifferentiated heavy lifting that comes with self-managing infrastructure. \u2014 Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021"
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"This is juxtaposed against the real and undisputable harms of the criminalization of cannabis possession and the high rates at which young people \u2014 particularly young Black men \u2014 are being arrested for cannabis across the U.S. \u2014 Jenna Valleriani, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
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"Any time a player can generate more than 100 key passes, like the Spaniard Gil did despite missing August entirely due to injury, their impact on a team in the attacking third is undisputable . \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"That world championship race showed how good McLaughlin really was, but left her with an undisputable reality. \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"The 2019 races in Des Moines, then Doha, showed how good McLaughlin really was, but left her with an undisputable reality. \u2014 Eddie Pells, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"Center Cameron Krutwig, the conference\u2019s player of the year, and Lucas Williamson, the MVC defensive player of the year, were contributing freshmen four seasons ago and are undisputable team leaders now. \u2014 Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2021",
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"Yet after 10 brilliant rounds Friday night, a sole spot in boxing's lore for the two-time Olympic gold medalist, WBC and WBO Junior Middleweight champ and Flint native became undisputable . \u2014 J.l. Kirven, Detroit Free Press , 6 Mar. 2021",
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"The simple, undisputable fact is that tariffs always and everywhere cause prices to rise. \u2014 Iain Murray, National Review , 17 Aug. 2020",
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"The excellence of his shooting stroke is undisputable . \u2014 Dallas News , 24 July 2020"
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"\u2014 Dwight R. Robinson",
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"Lermer had an undiagnosed heart condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
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"If no further testing occurs because the ELISA test is reported negative, the Lyme disease may go undiagnosed . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
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"In a new study this week, the CIA determined the spate of mysterious health incidents, can be explained by environmental causes, undiagnosed medical conditions and other factors. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"The pandemic, and the recent rapid spread of Covid-19\u2019s Omicron variant, have some doctors concerned that patients are putting off appointments and care, and potentially suffering from undiagnosed conditions. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Most of the 1,000 cases reported by U.S. diplomats and spies have plausible, alternate explanations, like undiagnosed medical conditions, environmental causes, or stress. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"While ophthalmologists can identify and treat eye diseases earlier and more effectively than ever before, these advances are meaningless if issues go undiagnosed . \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"In clemency appeals, Lucio's legal team has claimed new evidence shows the toddler's death was an accident caused by an undiagnosed injury sustained after falling down the stairs two days prior. \u2014 Cady Stanton, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Myotonic dystrophy may go undiagnosed for years, if not decades, because the signs may be simply overlooked earlier in life, and later in life they may be associated with aging. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But in the case of an underactive thyroid, for instance, ongoing hormone-replacement therapy is necessary, and no amount of dieting, exercise, or stress management can take its place. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
|
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"To diagnose a potential problem with your thyroid, your doctor will likely order a blood test to examine the level of your thyroid-stimulating hormone, which can signal that your thyroid is overactive or underactive . \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Although people often associate underactive \u2014 longer and overstretched \u2014 muscles with urinary incontinence, experts emphasized that the overactive muscles, which are also weak and not coordinated, could be to blame. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Over time, the medication may not be enough to keep symptoms away, leading to issues that mimic that of an underactive thyroid. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 30 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The show pokes fun at some of quarantine\u2019s biggest challenges, including overeating, TV binge-watching, hyperactive children, underactive spouses and loads of alcohol. \u2014 Brad Rhines, NOLA.com , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
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"An underactive thyroid can cause dry skin that can lead to itchy breasts, in addition to many other symptoms like fatigue, constipation, thinning hair, and a slower heart rate, the Mayo Clinic says. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 10 Aug. 2020",
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"Other possible causes of diffuse telogen hair loss include an overactive or underactive thyroid, with normal hair growth restored once the hormonal abnormality is corrected. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The underactive thyroid condition puts her in a high-risk group for virus infection. \u2014 Bruce Selcraig, ExpressNews.com , 16 Mar. 2020"
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"\u02c8\u0259n-dy\u0259-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It is suspended, high in the air, above a line of low, undulant blue hills. \u2014 Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"Behind her, an undulant cascade of a semi-transparent textile striped in dark green is nearly abstract. \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 24 June 2021",
|
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"The pool deck looks out on the undulant topography of Beverly Hills, with the steeple tops of pine trees etched in the distance. \u2014 Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
|
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"Michael Maloney reads this extraordinary book in gentle undulant tones for the most part, picking up speed and urgency as danger threatens, above all the otter hunt. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Michael Maloney reads this extraordinary book in gentle undulant tones for the most part, picking up speed and urgency as danger threatens. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 15 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Yet the performance is lithe, undulant and cogently phrased. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 4 Oct. 2020",
|
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"The tour concluded in Seoul, at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, where Presley enthused over the work of Yoo Youngkuk, a twentieth-century painter who abstracted Korea\u2019s undulant horizons into vivid shapes and planes. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 24 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Alex Wyndham narrates this revelatory, amusing, often poignant amalgam of science and family history in a dark, undulant baritone, a voice that could be that of a big, kindly eel. \u2014 Katherine Powers, Washington Post , 6 July 2020"
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": incapable of being definitely decided, settled or fixed : not determinable : indeterminable":[
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"an undeterminable age",
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"at an undeterminable location"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Burke wrote that the office would determine in each case if the number of grand jurors was proper, improper or undeterminable . \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This group would include all players on the USWNT at a currently undeterminable future date: the day when their litigation against U.S. Soccer eventually ends. \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
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"The bodies of the others \u2014 Crystal Shay Benoit Zeno, 24; Kristen Gary Lopez, 21; Whitnei Dubois, 26; Brittney Gary, 17; and Necole Guillory, 26 \u2014 were so decomposed that exact causes of death were undeterminable . \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 11 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Rotting, underpowered and crewed by novices, the Eliza Anderson is likely the least capable ship to ever sail the open waters around Alaska. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
|
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"The fact that so many associational studies are underpowered \u2014 and often untested in other groups of subjects before publication \u2014 has led to reports of myriad links between brain features and psychiatric disorders that are probably unreliable. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Specific instances of underpowered studies are legion. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"These badly need to be streamlined and lean toward being OP rather than absurdly underpowered and illogical to use or waste an exotic slot on. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Unlike the noisy and underpowered original bus, the new version will be full electric with ample horsepower. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"But unlike those other series, Aloy is constantly underpowered compared to these metal monstrosities. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Even such swells of intensity, though, feel a little underpowered or flickering. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"The enthusiasm delights transportation advocates struggling to introduce zero-emission vehicles into communities where they are often viewed as underpowered , unreliable and unfun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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},
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"under assault":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being attacked or severely criticized":[
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"The city is under assault from enemy troops.",
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"Their personal freedoms are (coming) under assault by the government.",
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"He came under assault for his unusual beliefs."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012308"
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},
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"underlaid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": laid or placed underneath":[],
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": having something laid or lying underneath":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8l\u0101d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His music frequently features Southern staples like loving country women, going to church and beer drinking, but is often underlaid with trap and rap beats and occasionally sprinkled with a dose of Sunday morning choir. \u2014 Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al , 28 May 2022",
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"Political observers say the schism between the two seems to be underlaid by a complicated mix of personal disdain and policy differences. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Dry palate underlaid with a creamy richness, long-lasting mousse. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The music swells, underlaid with the sound of rushing wind. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015724"
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},
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"undervalue":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to value, rate, or estimate below the real worth":[
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"undervalue stock"
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],
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": to treat as having little value":[
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"was undervalued as a poet"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8val-y\u00fc",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8val-(\u02cc)y\u00fc"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"underestimate",
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"underrate"
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],
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"overestimate",
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"overrate",
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"overvalue"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Her contribution to the project was undervalued .",
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"you shouldn't undervalue your talent\u2014you are a very gifted singer",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Retirees who undervalue their time should consider ways that part-time work can translate into real income. \u2014 Shlomo Benartzi, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
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"Never undervalue the power of a strategic premiere \u2014 just look at the headlines coming out of the pull-out-all-the-stops Top Gun: Maverick world premiere San Diego on May 4, where Tom Cruise landed on an aircraft carrier to walk the red carpet. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
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"Business owners will either undervalue or overvalue their business, hurting the chances of acquisition. \u2014 Omer Riaz, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
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"Kohl\u2019s said in early February that recent offers to purchase the department store chain undervalue its business and said it\u2019s adopting a shareholder rights plan to head off any hostile takeovers. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, chicagotribune.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Vaccines give us a head start on whatever wave might come next, but don\u2019t undervalue the past two years of experience with facing the unknown. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"But those arguments undervalue the effects of evolution, Cantlon says, which can influence how brains are organized. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Their expertise belongs to them, and too often, organizations undervalue that expertise, further fuelling resignations. \u2014 Marc Vontobel, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Do not undervalue the importance of positive reinforcement. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020226"
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},
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"underpower relay":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a relay actuated by a fall in wattage below a set level":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022552"
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},
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"underload":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a load markedly below full capacity : an inadequate or insufficient load":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"under entry 3 + load":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022607"
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},
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"underquote":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to quote a lower price than":[
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"underquote competitors"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"under entry 1 + quote":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024420"
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},
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"undermill":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to mill (grain) without loss of all the bran and other particles eliminated by full milling":[]
|
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},
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"under entry 1 + mill":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050150"
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},
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"undetachable":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not detachable":[
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"undetachable part of a property"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050405"
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}
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} |