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2021-04-29 16:00:00 Raise, verb.

Example: The city had raised troops to fight for the Government.

Synonyms:

1. recruit, enlist, sign up, conscript, call to arms, call up, muster, mobilize, levy, rally, press, gather together, get together, collect, assemble, call together
2. (North American) draft

Antonyms:

1. stand down, demobilize
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2021-04-28 16:00:00 Ideal, adjective.

Example: The film-makers portray an ideal world.

Synonyms:

1. unattainable, unachievable, impracticable, unworkable, unfeasible
2. unreal, fictitious, hypothetical, theoretical, ivory-towered, imaginary, idealized, utopian, romantic, quixotic, visionary, fanciful, fairy-tale

Antonyms:

1. attainable, real
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2021-04-27 16:00:00 Mass, adjective.

Example: Mass hysteria.

Synonyms:

1. wholesale, universal, widespread, general, large-scale, extensive, pandemic
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2021-04-26 16:00:00 Decrease, noun.

Example: A decrease in crime.

Synonyms:

1. reduction, drop, lessening, lowering, decline, falling off
2. letting up, slackening, downturn, cut, cutback, curtailment, diminution, contraction, shrinkage, ebb, wane, de-escalation
3. dying down, abatement
4. (North American) downtick

Antonyms:

1. increase
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2021-04-25 16:00:00 Devour, verb.

Example: He was devoured by remorse.

Synonyms:

1. afflict, torture, plague, bedevil, trouble, harrow, rack
2. consume, swallow up, engulf, swamp, overcome, overwhelm
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2021-04-23 16:00:00 Fast, adverb.

Example: She lived fast and dangerously.

Synonyms:

1. wildly, dissolutely, intemperately, immoderately, rakishly, recklessly, self-indulgently, extravagantly
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2021-04-22 16:00:00 Seal, noun.

Example: The Energy Minister gave his seal of approval to the project.

Synonyms:

1. ratification, assurance, attestation, confirmation, guarantee, authentication, warrant, warranty
2. charter, licence, imprimatur, validation
3. blessing, stamp of approval, approval, consent, agreement, permission, sanction, authority, endorsement, clearance, approbation
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2021-04-21 16:00:00 Entry, noun.

Example: My moment of entry was masked by smoke.

Synonyms:

1. appearance, arrival, entrance, ingress, coming, coming in, going in, approach, introduction, materialization

Antonyms:

1. departure
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2021-04-20 16:00:00 Congeal, verbo.

Example: The blood had congealed around the cut.

Synonyms:

1. coagulate, clot, cake, set, solidify, harden, thicken, stiffen, dry, gel, concentrate
2. (arcaico) fix
3. (marginal) inspissate

Antonyms:

1. soften, liquefy
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2021-04-19 16:00:00 Communicate, verb.

Example: Parents and teachers should communicate on a daily basis.

Synonyms:

1. liaise, be in touch, be in contact, be in communication, make contact, have dealings, interface, commune, meet, meet up
2. talk, speak, converse, chat, have a conversation, have a chat, have a discussion
3. (North American) visit
4. (informal) have a confab, chew the fat, chew the rag
5. (British • informal) have a chinwag
6. (North American • informal) shoot the breeze
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