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Ways to Say "Forcibly Inducted"
As a combatant, your family's safety is threatened by your captors. "Return to your platoon as a spy for us, and your family's lives will be spared." You accept the terms with steadfast ...
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Analogue of "simpler" for "more complex"
The word "simpler" means "more simple", as in "This new product is simpler than the old product".
But I cannot think of a similar word for "more complex": ...
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Is there an emotion that encapsulates a mixture of disbelief, anger, and hatred?
For all the words I know, I can't seem to find the right word for this strange emotion. Some words I have tried come up short in one way or another. Confusion lacks the underlying hatred, annoyance ...
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A word to describe a person who loves anything related to celebrities/gossips/trends and is easily affected by them
I'd like to know a word to describe a person who loves celebrities, gossips, trends or anything that is popular and is
easily affected by them.
She said she had moved to Paris because she loved "...
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What is the extension of "pair" to more than two? [duplicate]
What comes after "pair"? Maybe "quad" for four? In cards it's "three/four of a kind" but what about contexts beyond cards (like science)?
For example, in physics there's ...
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Word to describe someone with all knowledge in some field [closed]
Word that describes someone that has all possible knowledge in some specific field, like an expert.
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Synonyms for the word “secret” [closed]
I’m looking for synonyms that mean the word “secret”, as in a PERSONAL secret.
e.g (3):
I whispered my secrets to her.
I have a secret to tell you.
I have a lot of secrets that i’m holding on to.
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What's the opposite word for "Host"? [closed]
Not really opposite word but more like a corresponding word?
Teacher - Student
Doctor - Patient
Interviewer - Interviewee
Host - ??? (Guest? Hostee?)
I cannot find anything that feels right. Host ...
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Synonym/alternative for "rhetorical kill shot"?
The phrase "rhetorical kill shot" means clever persuasion with words that immediately incapacitates the rhetorical opponent.
Sometimes that phrase is simplified to just "kill shot"....
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What is the word to express the fact that 'it will not require doing something'?
Creating a spare disk will 'x' the need for more disk space.
What is the replacement for 'x' — I can think of 'prevent', 'negate', 'skip', but I am looking for a better word to convey that 'it will ...
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Word for something that is likely significant?
Is there an English word out there that describes something that is likely (probably) significant or important?
Meaning, there's a very good chance it's significant, remarkable, important, etc., but ...
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"An interview at the suggested [insert word here]" – time? moment? occasion? opportunity? juncture?
I am looking for a word that means, a particular date and time. I need it to complete the following phrase:
An interview at the suggested ____
. Time is the most obvious, but it lacks the date ...
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One word for covered area of a house (except the garden/lawn outside covered area but inside outer boundary) [duplicate]
In the area I live in, the houses are designed such that there is a covered area (with a front and back door) which contains rooms etc. and then there is a garden around it with grass and plants etc., ...
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What's the name of the "drawer" used at banks/forex counters?
I couldn't find any Google images, but you've probably encountered them at some point. It's a sliding "drawer" that allows you to exchange documents/money back and forth with the guy behind ...
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Word for a person or entity who is permitted by society to do bad/greedy things because they have been charitable
I would describe this person or entity as "feeling entitled" by that doesn't exactly capture what I am trying to say.
For example: A person who donates a lot of money to some charity gets '...
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