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appeal
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...coeur. 2. the cultural appeal of the island synonyms : attraction, attractiveness, allure, charm; fascination, magnetism, drawing power, pull. 3. the court allowed the appeal synonyms : retrial, reexamination.
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arrogate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
arrogate • verb the Church arrogated to itself the power to create kings synonyms : assume, take, claim, appropriate, seize, expropriate, wrest, usurp, commandeer.
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blackout
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...x2022; noun 1. there must have been a blackout—all the clocks are blinking synonyms : power failure, power outage, brownout. 2. a news blackout synonyms : suppression, silence, censorship, gag order, reporting...
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action
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...informal get-up-and-go. 4. the action of hormones on the pancreas synonyms : effect, influence, working; power. 5. he missed all the action while he was away synonyms : excitement, activity, happenings, events, incidents...
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ascendant
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
ascendant • adjective never has freedom been more ascendant in the world synonyms : rising (in power), on the rise, on the way up, up-and-coming, flourishing, prospering, burgeoning. antonym: declining.
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effectiveness
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
effectiveness • noun we were impressed by the effectiveness of the nontoxic pesticide synonyms : success, productiveness, potency, power; benefit, advantage, value, virtue, usefulness; formal efficacy.
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entrust
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...xA0; 1. he was entrusted with the task synonyms : charge, invest, endow; burden, encumber, saddle. 2. the powers entrusted to the treasury department synonyms : assign to, confer on, bestow on, vest in, consign to; delegate to, depute...
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ascendancy
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...synonyms : dominance, domination, supremacy, superiority, paramountcy, predominance, primacy, dominion, hegemony, authority, control, command, power, rule, sovereignty, lordship, leadership, influence. antonym: subordination.
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ally
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...acumen synonyms : combine, marry, couple, merge, amalgamate, join, fuse. antonym: split. 2. the Catholic powers allied with Philip II synonyms : unite, combine, join (up), join forces, band together, team up, collaborate, side...
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compel
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...possible to compel a reaction or response (she compels admiration). Force is a little stronger, suggesting the exertion of power, energy, or physical strength to accomplish something or to subdue resistance (his mother forced him to confess that he...
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