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  • 101colorado — /kol euh rad oh, rah doh/, adj. (of cigars) of medium color and strength. [ < Sp < L coloratus colored. See COLOR, ATE1] * * * I Group of Indian people of Ecuador s Pacific coast. In the tropical lowlands where the Colorado traditionally have&#8230; …

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  • 102Colorado — Coloradan, Coloradoan, adj., n. /kol euh rad oh, rah doh/, n. 1. a state in the W United States. 2,888,834; 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Cap.: Denver. Abbr.: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo. 2. a river flowing SW from N Colorado&#8230; …

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  • 103override — over·ride 1 /ˌō vər rīd/ vt rode / rōd/, rid·den, / rid ən/, rid·ing 1: to prevail or take precedence over if, as is often the case, federal constitutional principles override state statutory or common law H. P. Wilkins 2 …

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  • 104overcome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. conquer, subdue, defeat, overthrow, surmount. See success. adj. subdued, conquered, defeated, broken, crushed, downcast. See failure. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Beaten] Syn. conquered, overwhelmed,&#8230; …

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  • 105vanquish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. conquer, subdue, subjugate, overcome; quell, silence; worst, rout; master. See success. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conquer, overcome, subdue; see defeat 1 , 2 , 3 . See Synonym Study at defeat . III&#8230; …

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  • 106overcome — 1. verb 1) we overcame the home team Syn: defeat, beat, conquer, trounce, thrash, rout, vanquish, overwhelm, overpower, get the better of, triumph over, prevail over, win over/against, outdo, outclass, worst, crush …

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  • 107defeat — de·feat vt [Anglo French defait, past participle of defaire to undo, defeat, from Old French deffaire desfaire, from de , prefix marking reversal of action + faire to do] 1 a: to render null third parties will defeat an attached but “unperfected” …

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  • 108overcome — Synonyms and related words: affected, all up with, beat, beaten, best, bested, better, blind, blind drunk, blotto, break, broken down, brokenhearted, cap, confounded, conquer, crush, crushed, cut up, dash, dashed, deck, defeat, defeated,&#8230; …

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  • 109triumph — Synonyms and related words: Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, accomplishment, achievement, anniversaries, ascendancy, attainment, be victorious, bear the palm, beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, beat the game, beat the system, best, best&#8230; …

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  • 110influence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Power to effect decision Nouns 1. influence, importance, weight, pressure, preponderance; predominance, predominancy (see superiority); power, sway; ascendancy; hegemony, reign, control, authority; bias …

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