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

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