definition
Example Sentences
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“Running is a high-impact sport by definition, and there are injuries that happen. That being said, we are still improving the product.”
This is a losing battle by definition, one that testifies to the nihilistic self-hatred and appetite for self-destruction that Baudrillard observed in 2002.
From Salon
When she couldn’t remember definitions of basic insurance terms, her husband suggested sticking Post-it Notes on her computer.
That is, indeed, the definition of a bubble — people buying investments not because the cash flow justifies the price but because they expect the price to go up.
From MarketWatch
US District Judge Margaret Garnett ruled last week that the charges did not meet "the federal statutory definition of a 'crime of violence' as matter of law".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.