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Word or phrase for the act of making statements for the purpose of invoking reaction or response? [duplicate]
It seems to be this passive form of communication. These people will often have the tendency to be quite passive/passive aggressive personality-wise.
For example, this person may walk into a room and ...
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Word that would mean "to make a narrative out of"
I have a question about a potential word that may or may not exist.
I'm trying to find a word that would basically mean something like "to make a story out of" or turn into a narrative.... ...
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He went to the cinema if a good movie was "on". He went to the theater if a good play was "on" or "up"?
A good movie was "on", sounds alright. A good play was "on" doesn't sound right to me. Does "up" work like coming up/scheduled/soon to appear?
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Word or phrase for an idea that is good in theory but not practice
There are two things I’m thinking about. First, implementing ideas into policy on a large scale. An example could be the idea of communism, a big argument is that communism seems ideal on paper but ...
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What does "Ship complete" mean to you?
I'm looking for a better way than "Ship Complete" to say "Do not ship products individually."
"Ship Complete" is an option found in an order entry process. The order process goes as follows:
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Is there a word for something happening after you wish for it?
For example, saying "I wish I could pet a dog right now", then a person walking their dog comes around to corner.
Is there a word for this outside the realm of faith aside from calling it a wish ...
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meaning of "slug" in a phrase
I've been rereading Heinlein's "Notebooks of Lazarus Long" recently and came across this phrase:
People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor
jerk who is shy half a slug ...
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What is the word(s) used for someone who no one would suspect to do anything bad/evil?
For instance: a very quiet person, who does good deeds all the time and out of nowhere they turn out to be a completely different person. In animal terms, the hippo looks to be innocent, but is ...
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A word to describe "the act of asking a dangerous question" in a search for the truth
I am looking for a word or phrase to describe the act of discovering truth by asking questions, in the sense that Einstein meant when he said:
If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life ...
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English word or longer expression that means "meet someone where they are."
I love the meaning, but I am tired of the phrase "[to] meet someone where they are." This phrase is synonymous with social work and many helping professions, so I hear it at least a few times a month. ...
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Is there a word or phrase which means "leads you into other or further research?" [duplicate]
I'm specifically looking for a word that means "leads into more research or further examination".
I was thinking that the word heuristic could mean this, but I'm not sure.
Does anyone know a word a ...
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Usage of "credence" [closed]
Is it appropriate to say "gain credence from the audience"? Do "give credence to a theory" and "lend credence to a theory" both work?
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Can the word "bully" be used as an "adjective"?
I want to write the sentence:
Bill helped him when he needed to overthrow the current leader, who is a bully.
Is there anyway to make that sentence flow better? For example, can I somehow use the ...
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Can anybody help me to explain this phrase 'nonsense seems common sense'?
Can anybody help me to explain this 'nonsense seems common sense', it comes from the end of this paragraph (about world war I history):
'In the early 1930s, the Great Depression starting in America ...
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Word for "Writing phrase on something"
Is there a word that represents the act of writing a phrase on something? In this case, I'm trying to advertise a club by "engraving" or "inking" ping pong balls with a phrase such as "Join this club."...
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