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| bio | website | apsillers.com |
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| location | United States | |
| age | 24 | |
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May 22 |
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In the context of family, what is the opposite of “immediate”? @JamesStott I'd say that "distant" can carry the same meaning as "extended," but it's usually applied to a single person -- a distant cousin (second cousin, twice removed) is part of your extended family. Of course, I also agree that "distant" can refer to either emotional or genealogical distance. |
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Oct 2 |
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Equivalent of “false alarm” in a positive context As @MετάEd says, "false alarm" is a completely appropriate idiom to use in this case, despite what the word "alarm" means in isolation. Are you hoping to find some expression that intrinsically communicates a positive result for poetic reasons (i.e. you are not satisfied that "false alarm" could be either positive or negative)? |
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Jul 17 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Jul 16 |
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Jul 16 |
accepted | Opposite of “miracle”? |
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Jul 16 |
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Opposite of “miracle”? +1 - "Ill-starred event" is much better than any phrases I came up with, since it communicates a negative outcome along with the suggestion of the supernatural. |
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Jul 16 |
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Opposite of “miracle”? +1 - This was a point I had considered when I looked at all the definitions for "miracle", but the Pratchett quote does a magnificent job of articulating it. |
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asked | Opposite of “miracle”? |
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May 17 |
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