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Emoji
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#6990
📊
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project
/ˈprɒdʒɛkt/ (noun), /prəˈdʒɛkt/ (verb)
noun, verb
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projected
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projected
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projects
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projecting
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As a noun: a planned task or assignment. As a verb: to plan, estimate, or extend something outward.
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The company plans to project its growth over the next five years. |
project confidence |
To appear confident even if one may not feel it inside.
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plan, assignment, scheme, initiative, program
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improvisation, spontaneity
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school project, project manager, project timeline, project growth
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#6991
📜
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promissory
/ˈprɒmɪsəri/
adjective
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Containing or conveying a promise, especially in writing.
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He signed a promissory note to repay the loan. |
promissory note |
a written promise to pay a specified sum of money to a designated person
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assuring, binding, guaranteeing, pledging
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denying, breaking
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promissory note, promissory agreement, promissory contract, promissory obligation
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#6992
🔥
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promiscuous
/prəˈmɪskjuəs/
adjective
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Having or showing a casual and unselective approach, often used to describe indiscriminate sexual relationships.
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The novel depicts a character with a promiscuous lifestyle. |
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licentious, indiscriminate, immoral, unrestrained
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chaste, selective, moral
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promiscuous behavior, promiscuous lifestyle, sexually promiscuous, promiscuous relationships
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#6993
🌟
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prominent
/ˈprɒmɪnənt/
adjective
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Important, famous, or easily noticeable.
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He is a prominent leader in the community. |
prominent feature |
a characteristic that stands out or is easily noticeable
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important, notable, eminent, distinguished, well-known
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obscure, insignificant
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prominent role, prominent position, prominent figure, prominent leader
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#6994
⭐
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prominence
/ˈprɒmɪnəns/
noun
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The state of being important, famous, or easily noticed.
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Her work gained prominence after the award. |
rise to prominence |
to become important, famous, or well-known
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importance, distinction, renown, fame, eminence
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obscurity, insignificance
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achieve prominence, gain prominence, rise to prominence, international prominence
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#6995
🚶
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promenade
/ˌprɒməˈneɪd/
noun, verb
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promenaded
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promenaded
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promenades
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promenading
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A leisurely walk or stroll, especially in a public place for pleasure or display.
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They went for a promenade along the seaside. |
take a promenade |
to go for a walk in a leisurely manner
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walk, stroll, saunter, ramble, amble
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rush, run
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promenade deck, seaside promenade, evening promenade, city promenade
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#6996
⏳
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prolong
/prəˈlɒŋ/
verb
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prolonged
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prolonged
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prolongs
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prolonging
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to make something last longer; to extend in time
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The treatment helped to prolong the patient’s life. |
prolong the agony |
to make an unpleasant situation last longer
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extend, lengthen, stretch, sustain
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shorten, reduce, curtail
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prolong life, prolong the meeting, prolong suffering
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#6997
📖
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prologue
/ˈprəʊ.lɒɡ/
noun
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an introduction to a book, play, or event
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The novel begins with a short prologue set in the past. |
prologue to something |
an event or situation that leads to another
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introduction, preface, foreword, opening
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epilogue, conclusion
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short prologue, prologue of the play, prologue chapter
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#6998
📝
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prolixity
/prəˈlɪksɪti/
noun
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the quality of being tediously wordy and long
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The book’s prolixity made it difficult to read in one sitting. |
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verbosity, wordiness, long-windedness, tediousness
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conciseness, brevity, succinctness
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prolixity of style, prolixity in writing, literary prolixity
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#6999
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prolix
/ˈprəʊ.lɪks/
adjective
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using too many words; tediously lengthy
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The professor’s prolix lecture put many students to sleep. |
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verbose, wordy, long-winded, tedious
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concise, succinct, brief
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prolix speech, prolix explanation, prolix style
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#7000
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prolific
/prəˈlɪfɪk/
adjective
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producing many works, results, or offspring; highly productive
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She is a prolific writer who publishes several books a year. |
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productive, creative, fruitful, abundant, fertile
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unproductive, barren, scarce
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prolific writer, prolific artist, prolific producer, prolific scorer
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#7001
🌱
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proliferate
/prəˈlɪfəreɪt/
verb
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proliferated
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proliferated
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proliferates
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proliferating
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To increase rapidly in number or spread quickly.
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Social media has allowed misinformation to proliferate. |
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multiply, expand, grow, spread, escalate
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decline, diminish, shrink
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proliferate rapidly, ideas proliferate, cells proliferate
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#7002
👷
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proletarian
/ˌproʊlɪˈtɛəriən/
noun, adjective
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Relating to the working class, especially those who do not own property.
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The movement was rooted in proletarian struggles. |
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working-class, laborer, commoner, plebeian
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aristocrat, elite, bourgeois
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proletarian movement, proletarian class, proletarian struggle
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#7003
📈
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projection
/prəˈdʒɛkʃən/
noun
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An estimate or forecast of a future situation based on current trends.
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The sales projection shows a steady increase in revenue. |
make a projection |
To create an estimate or forecast of future results.
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forecast, estimate, prediction, outlook, expectation
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reality, hindsight
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sales projection, growth projection, projection screen, projection map
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#7004
💥
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projectile
/prəˈdʒɛktaɪl/
noun
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An object fired, thrown, or propelled, especially from a weapon.
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The soldier dodged the incoming projectile. |
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missile, bullet, shell, rocket
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target, stationary object
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projectile weapon, projectile motion, incoming projectile
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#7005
🧠
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profound
/prəˈfaʊnd/
adjective
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very great or intense; showing deep insight or understanding
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Her speech had a profound impact on the audience. |
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deep, intense, thoughtful, insightful, weighty
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shallow, trivial, superficial
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profound impact, profound effect, profound change, profound insight, profound silence
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#7006
📜
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prohibitory
/prəˈhɪbɪtɔːri/
adjective
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Serving or tending to prohibit or forbid.
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The prohibitory laws were strictly enforced in the region. |
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restrictive, forbidding, preventive, disallowing
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permissive, tolerant
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prohibitory laws, prohibitory measures, prohibitory rules
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#7007
💸
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prohibitive
/prəˈhɪbɪtɪv/
adjective
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Too high or expensive to be affordable; serving to prevent or discourage action.
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The cost of the medication is prohibitive for many families. |
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excessive, exorbitant, restrictive, expensive
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affordable, reasonable, cheap
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prohibitive cost, prohibitive price, prohibitive expense
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#7008
🙅♂️
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prohibitionist
/ˌproʊɪˈbɪʃənɪst/
noun
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A person who supports or advocates prohibition, especially of alcohol.
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The prohibitionist campaigned against the sale of liquor in the town. |
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advocate, campaigner, reformer, supporter
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drinker, consumer
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prohibitionist movement, prohibitionist leader, prohibitionist policy
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#7009
🚫
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prohibition
/ˌproʊɪˈbɪʃən/
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The act of forbidding something by law or authority.
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The government announced the prohibition of smoking in public places. |
Prohibition Era |
A period in U.S. history (1920–1933) when the sale of alcoholic beverages was banned.
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ban, restriction, interdiction, embargo
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permission, allowance, approval
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strict prohibition, total prohibition, prohibition law, prohibition era
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#7010
➡️
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progression
/prəˈɡrɛʃən/
noun
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A gradual movement or development towards a more advanced state.
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The disease follows a slow progression over many years. |
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development, advancement, growth, evolution, sequence
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regression, decline, stagnation
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slow progression, rapid progression, disease progression, progression of time
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#7011
✨
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prognostication
/prɒɡˌnɒstɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
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The act of foretelling or predicting future events.
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The astrologer's prognostication fascinated the audience. |
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prediction, forecast, prophecy, projection, divination
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reality, uncertainty
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astrological prognostication, ominous prognostication, political prognostication
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#7012
🔮
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prognosticate
/prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt/
verb
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prognosticated
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prognosticated
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prognosticates
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prognosticating
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To foretell or predict future events, especially based on current signs.
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Experts attempted to prognosticate the outcome of the election. |
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predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, project
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ignore, overlook
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prognosticate future, prognosticate outcome, attempt to prognosticate
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#7013
🩺
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prognosis
/prɒɡˈnoʊsɪs/
noun
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A forecast of the likely outcome of a disease or situation.
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The doctor gave a positive prognosis for the patient's recovery. |
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prediction, forecast, outlook, projection
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diagnosis, uncertainty
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medical prognosis, positive prognosis, poor prognosis
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#7014
😬
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prognathous
/ˈprɒɡnəθəs/
adjective
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Having jaws that project forward beyond the rest of the face.
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The fossil displayed a distinctly prognathous skull structure. |
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jutting, protruding, projecting, prominent
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receding, flat
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prognathous jaw, prognathous face, prognathous skull
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#7015
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progeny
/ˈprɒdʒəni/
noun
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A descendant or offspring; children or future generations.
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The scientist was proud of the intellectual achievements of his progeny. |
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offspring, descendants, children, heirs, posterity
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ancestors, forebears
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progeny of, proud progeny, intellectual progeny, biological progeny
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#7016
🌱
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progenitor
/proʊˈdʒɛnɪtər/
noun
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a direct ancestor; a person or thing that originates something
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Researchers traced the custom back to a common progenitor. |
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ancestor, forebear, originator, founder, precursor
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descendant, follower
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common progenitor, cultural progenitor, biological progenitor, progenitor cell
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#7017
🌼
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profusion
/prəˈfjuːʒən/
noun
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an abundance or large quantity of something
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Spring brought a profusion of wildflowers to the valley. |
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abundance, plenty, wealth, cornucopia, plethora
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scarcity, dearth, shortage
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a profusion of, profusion of colors, in profusion, floral profusion
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#7018
🌧️
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profuse
/prəˈfjuːs/
adjective
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existing or given in large amounts; abundant
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He offered profuse thanks for their timely help. |
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abundant, lavish, copious, plentiful, exuberant
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scarce, sparse, meager
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profuse thanks, profuse bleeding, profuse apologies, profuse growth
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#7019
📚
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profundity
/prəˈfʌndɪti/
noun
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great depth of insight, knowledge, or emotion
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The essay impressed the judges with its clarity and profundity. |
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depth, wisdom, insight, sagacity, thoughtfulness
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shallowness, triviality, simplicity
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philosophical profundity, emotional profundity, profundity of thought, literary profundity
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