to adhere
/ədˈhɪɹ/
verbto firmly stick to something
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1. - Adhere the tub to the table?
2. adhering the word that that yeti
3. TEIKEI adheres to the principles of solidarity in agriculture.
4. Allow one of these lamprey adhere to my stomach.
5. Adhere the paper with the staple gun.
to allege
/əˈɫɛdʒ/
verbto say something is the case without providing proof for it
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1. But others allege a culture of abuse.
2. Several independent observers allege the app censors content in accordance with Mainland Chinese guidelines.
3. He also alleged a number of baseless.
4. She alleged both strict liability and negligence as theories of liability.
5. The court documents allege.
to attribute
/ˈætɹəbˌjut/, /əˈtɹɪbˌjut/
verbto think or say that something is caused by a certain thing
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1. Our perceptual models perceptually attribute primitive perceptual qualities to the world.
2. Scientists attribute the cockroaches’ survivability to their simple bodies.
3. Sources attribute his retreat to different reasons.
4. Many scientists attribute agriculture to the rapid growth and global expansion of humans.
5. The researchers attributed this decline in health in large part to the rise in agriculture.
to await
/əˈweɪt/
verbto wait for something or someone
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1. Meanwhile, tens of millions of elderly European citizens await their first dose.
2. Our most exciting journeys still await.
3. Provision awaits preparation.
4. The world of law awaits your good sense, your unique perspective, and your careful consideration.
5. In the Trobriand islands, hundreds of defiant warriors await the arrival of their enemies.
to burst
/ˈbɝst/
verbto suddenly and violently break open or break apart, particularly as a result of internal pressure
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1. Tens of thousands of homes have burst pipes.
2. Chinese Ailanthus trees burst through New York City streets.
3. Organs burst.
4. Rivers burst their banks.
5. - Burst her piles.
to cease
/ˈsis/
verbto stop or bring to an end an action, activity, or process
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1. After 25 minutes the rotifer ceased its struggle.
2. Cease all motor functions.
3. Cease playing games with my heart.
4. The man ceased suddenly.
5. All noise ceased.
to characterize
/ˈkɛɹəktɝˌaɪz/
verbto describe or display the qualities of someone or something in a certain manner
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1. Scientists first characterized one of these important developmental genes back in the 1980s in studies of fruit fly development.
2. This life history though characterizes just the chaetonids.
3. Injuries have characterized this beef ever since.
4. Those characterize the computational properties of this network.
5. Tribalism has long characterized the political process.
to compute
/kəmˈpjut/
verbto calculate a sum or number
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1. We computed the mean and the variance last time.
2. The CPU computes the alignment of the frames.
3. Computing dynamic stochastic general equilibrium bottles with recursive preferences and stochastic volatility.
4. Then, compute the center of mass.
5. Question nine is computing the mass of salt in the world ocean.
to conceive
/kənˈsiv/
verbto produce a plan, idea, etc. in one's mind
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1. Our model of atoms has changed a number of times since we first conceived it, and the current one will certainly not be the last.
2. He conceived this thing.
3. -I conceived these performance impressions.
4. A woman has already conceived.
5. So power is materially conceived.
to counter
/ˈkaʊntɝ/
verbto do something to avoid or decrease the harmful or unpleasant effects of something
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1. Counter launch what?
2. So to counter Adorno's original point--
3. Maybe they counter sue for other things or whatever.
4. Now the Church of England establishment always countered these puritan treatises in attack of their position.
5. But sources close to the couple countered the denial.
to designate
/ˈdɛzəɡˌneɪt/, /ˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪt/
verbto choose someone for a certain position, post, or task
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1. Agencies may only designate information as CUI under the authority of a law, Federal regulation, or Government-wide policy.
2. The bill designates June 19th, 2021 as Juneteenth Independence Day.
3. So, a corporation has to designate a agent for service of process.
4. A curved arrow designates a shift of electron pairs.
5. Designate a driver.
to differentiate
/ˌdɪfɝˈɛnʃiˌeɪt/, /ˌdɪfɝˈɛntʃiˌeɪt/
verbto tell or recognize the difference present between two people or things
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1. First, a uniform differentiates these workers from other people.
2. Do you differentiate between dogma and spirituality?
3. Then differentiate z with respect to x and with respect to t.
4. Now, differentiating.
5. Thoughts differentiate.
to discard
/dɪˈskɑɹd/
verbto get rid of something that is no longer needed
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1. So, discarding three cards.
2. So, discard the latest boss card.
3. Discard that many map tiles and any lackeys standing on them from the Zone Influence to the overlord to their right.
4. Discard the brine.
5. Discard the leaf.
to oversee
/ˈoʊvɝˌsi/
verbto observe someone or an activity and check to see if everything is conducted properly
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1. The Shizuoka Crown Melon company oversee the distribution and checks on melons from over 200 farmers.
2. As chief marketing officer and then chief executive of Taco Bell, Nicole regularly oversaw the creation of new menu items.
3. The secretary oversees several offices.
4. Meanwhile at the Langley Research Center, the NSA Chief Martin and Arthur’s boss oversee an operation.
5. Many administrative service managers oversee the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and environmental practices.
to denounce
/dɪˈnaʊns/
verbto publicly say that someone or something is evil, illegal, wrong, etc.
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1. China's Foreign Ministry denounced the move.
2. Clergy at the church denounced Trump's actions toward protesters and his use of the church for a photo op.
3. He denounced the Mexican-American war, the repatriation of slaves and the outlook of the government more generally.
4. They denounce the people.
5. Joe Biden's administration is denouncing the press as an institution.
to dissolve
/dɪˈzɑɫv/
verbto make a solid become one with a liquid
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1. Dissolve the guilt and the shame.
2. Our stomach acid dissolves the flea but not the larvae, the parasite.
3. On this view, again, a solution to the meta-problem dissolves the hard problem.
4. Consciousness dissolves subconscious walls.
5. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
to elevate
/ˈɛɫəˌveɪt/
verbto give a better rank, position, or condition to someone or something
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1. - Elevate the legs.
2. Elevate your feet.
3. Elevate Your Legs
4. The heat from the spice elevates your body temperature.
5. Foods with high salt content can elevate your blood pressure.
to enquire
/ɪnˈkwaɪɝ/
verbto officially investigate
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1. In 1922 he enquired at the Soviet Embassy about moving to the Ukraine as an estate manager.
2. It would be better to use a more formal equivalent like enquire.
3. "What are those white clouds that rise so high?" again enquired Helga.
4. At my return, I enquired for the mother and child.
5. If you have an excess wax problem, visit your doctor or enquire for a free hearing test.
to diminish
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
verbto decrease in degree, size, etc.
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1. Unity diminishes.
2. Diminishing returns to investment.
3. Diminishing marginal utility.
4. so what about this D diminished 7?
5. This amount of stress on a battery will inevitably diminish its capacity.
to intensify
/ɪnˈtɛnsəˌfaɪ/
verbto become more in degree or strength
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1. The sexual harassment storm around Clarence Thomas is intensifying.
2. The invasion of Europe intensified this weekend.
3. Droughts are intensifying.
4. US-China trade tensions intensify.
5. Coffee may also intensify symptoms of bowel conditions like gastritis, irritable bowel disorder, colitis, and Crohn's disease.
to escalate
/ˈɛskəˌɫeɪt/
verbto become or make something become much worse or more intense
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1. The blockade actually escalated the crisis.
2. A former staffer for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has escalated her accusation against him of sexual harassment.
3. Trump would escalate the conflict.
4. Others escalated.
5. The violence escalated hugely.
to exaggerate
/ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪt/
verbto describe something better, larger, or worse than it truly is
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1. I exaggerate every expression and reaction.
2. Trump is exaggerating.
3. Really exaggerate the y sound for the practice.
4. The commercial really exaggerates the presence of a yolk-y thing.
5. - I exaggerated my reaction and the colorblindness.
to supplement
/ˈsəpɫəmənt/, /ˌsəpɫəˈmɛnt/
verbto increase or improve something by adding something to it
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1. In addition to porpoise meat, the early Polynesian settlers supplemented their diet with seabirds, land birds, and rats.
2. Most herbivores supplement a leafy diet with higher energy foods like fruit and seeds.
3. People still were supplementing their retirement.
4. They supplement his food.
5. Supplement sunscreen with shade, protective clothing and sunglasses.
to formulate
/ˈfɔɹmjəˌɫeɪt/
verbto carefully develop something by considering all of its aspects
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1. Quickly he formulated a plan.
2. Others have formulated these ideas.
3. Pompey formulated his plan.
4. formulating in David's head.
5. Other companies do formulate different types.
to heighten
/ˈhaɪtən/
verbto become stronger
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1. Our senses are heightened, our visual sens-- hey!
2. And the Queen's death could heighten that support.
3. And at the same time, heightening your attention.
4. My senses are heightened.
5. Musically heightened drama.
to disrupt
/dɪsˈɹəpt/
verbto stop the usual continuance of something, often temporarily
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1. The magical setting of the woods at night disrupts the boundaries between separate groups, with bizarre results.
2. Ghost of Tsushima disrupts the deer's gentle wanderings.
3. Back pain can significantly disrupt sleep.
4. Their radio signal could disrupt the work of the electronics of the aircraft.
5. Disrupt the whole scene
to inhibit
/ˌɪnˈhɪbət/
verbto prevent or limit an action or process
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1. Deodorants, however, inhibit bacterial activity and mask odors at the same time.
2. These drugs inhibit cholesterol production, intestinal absorption, or reabsorption in the form of bile.
3. At the same time, alcohol also inhibits the glutamate system, a major excitatory circuit of the brain.
4. At the same time, alcohol also inhibits the glutamate system, a major excitatory circuit of the brain.
5. The antioxidants in them also inhibit the damage from diabetes-related oxidative stress.
to license
/ˈɫaɪsəns/
verbto officially authorize the use, practice, or production of something
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1. You've licensed ideas in the toy industry, the novelty gift industry, the packaging industry.
2. License satisfies his pride.
3. One, license their properties out.
4. There are licensed things--
5. And according to the cellular companies, users have license.
to devastate
/ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt/
verbto destroy something completely
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1. The pandemic has absolutely devastated the casual dining segment.
2. Even just a little bit of water can devastate a home.
3. The coronavirus has devastated the airline industry.
4. The collapse of the casinos devastated Trump's investors and Atlantic City.
5. The action of man is devastating the wildlife of Madagascar.
to oblige
/əˈbɫaɪdʒ/
verbto make someone do something because a law, duty, etc. has made it necessary
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1. Descartes obliged.
2. Are schools obliged?
3. Of course she obliged.
4. Howe obliged.
5. He happily obliged.
to obsess
/əbˈsɛs/
verbto think about something or someone all the time, in a way that makes one unable to think about other things
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1. Similarly, many students obsess about their preclinical grades.
2. Number three is obsessing.
3. Another warning sign is obsessing.
4. Fear obsessed us.
5. The search for this million-dollar treasure has obsessed thousands of seekers worldwide.
to persist
/pɝˈsɪst/
verbto keep doing something despite opposition or difficulty
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1. Yet malaria persists.
2. But the hallucination persisted.
3. The mystery persisted for about 20 years.
4. Wars persist.
5. Power persists.
to recount
/ˌɹiˈkaʊnt/, /ɹɪˈkaʊnt/
verbto tell a story or describe an event or experience to someone
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1. The 20th century French philosopher Albert Camus recounted the ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus.
2. Recounting the lynching of Jesse.
3. It recounts this tragic history of the United States.
4. The book of Numbers recounts the itinerary of the Israelites throughout the 40 years of their wanderings and encampments around the sacred tabernacle.
5. She recounted part of her story with Glamour.
to render
/ˈɹɛndɝ/
verbto provide someone with something such as help or services, particularly as obliged or expected
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1. The United States Supreme Court rendered a decision.
2. Render his decision according to the fairest testimony at command. -
3. Their app could render things completely differently.
4. With one venomous bite, the wasp renders the spider immobile.
5. This screen renders your mood as a work of art.
to spare
/ˈspɛɹ/
verbto give someone something that one has enough of
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1. I wish I could spare a truck.
2. BMW spared no expense.
3. This is back when he was still mining in his spare time.
4. She could rent out a spare room to offset the higher costs!
5. I’ll spare you the work.
to stabilize
/ˈsteɪbəˌɫaɪz/
verbto make something become steady or stable
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1. Purchase prices have stabilized recently due to new policies, political unrest, and the global pandemic.
2. In the past, they were a major stabilizing force during downturns, but during the Great Recession, they became a big drag because of this.
3. That means that during emergencies, the plant will cool and stabilize itself without an operator present.
4. They opened free heroin maintenance centers, where addicts would be treated and stabilized.
5. The many roots stabilize the sand and mud.
to supervise
/ˈsupɝˌvaɪz/
verbto be in charge of someone or an activity and watch them to make sure everything is done properly
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1. He supervised recreation for them.
2. They supervise employees in charge of financial information and budgets.
3. And the chief justice supervises the personnel office.
4. It supervises behavior.
5. Like many executive officers, chief sustainability officers supervise workers and projects.
to sustain
/səˈsteɪn/
verbto support an opinion, argument, theory, etc. or to prove it's credibility
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1. Mammals can sustain pursuit.
2. - Sustained!
3. This fact sustained the battering ram as the most effective siege weapon of the era.
4. These margarita cups easily sustained a couple of clunks against the shelf.
5. Per the statement, "the vehicle sustained major damage."
to terminate
/ˈtɝməˌneɪt/
verbto bring something to a standstill or to end it completely
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1. What can be done to terminate the steady destruction of the oceans?
2. You know, they have the right to terminate channels as they see fit, to suspend channels as they see fit.
3. Appropriate actions include warning, suspending or terminating a bad actor's account.
4. They terminated the both of us within about 20 seconds of each other.
5. In Europe, about 92 % of all pregnancies where it's detected are terminated.
to warrant
/ˈwɔɹənt/
verbto necessitate or justify a certain action
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1. High fevers probably warrant a call, as do fevers with a headache, sore neck, or rash.
2. Earaches, bad sore throats, and pain/redness/swelling of joints all warrant a call.
3. Forget warrants.
4. But a first look always warrants a second.
5. Traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice warrant the Tribal Court's exercise of jurisdiction in this case.
