Related Words for to put it politely

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ac
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Noun, Adjective, Adverb
accomplished
x/x
Adjective
achieve
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Verb
activate
/xx
Verb
add
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Verb, Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adopt
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Verb
advanced
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Adjective
affect
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Verb, Noun
affix
/x
Verb, Noun
agribusiness
/xxx
Noun
ai
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Name
aimed
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Adjective
allocate
/xx
Verb
allow
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Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
amicably
/xxx
Adverb
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
are
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Noun
arise
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Verb, Noun
arrange
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Verb, Noun
ask
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Verb, Noun
assemble
x/x
Verb
assert
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Verb, Noun
assign
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Verb, Noun
assistive
x/x
Adjective
at
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Noun, Adjective
attach
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Verb
available
x/xx
Adjective
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
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Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
barrel
/x
Noun, Verb
based
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Verb, Adjective
be
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
bear
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
bed
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Noun, Verb
been
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Verb
begin
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Verb, Noun
believe
x/
Verb
bet
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Verb, Noun
bottle
/x
Noun, Verb
break
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Verb, Noun
bring
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Verb
brushed
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Adjective
bucket
/x
Noun, Verb
build
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Verb, Noun
bury
/x
Verb, Noun
butt
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Noun, Verb
buy
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Verb, Noun
buy into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
came
/
Noun
can
/
Verb, Noun
capitalize
/xxx
Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cause
/
Noun, Verb
cease
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Verb, Noun
clap
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Noun, Verb
cobbled
/x
Adjective
cock
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Noun, Verb
coffin
/x
Noun, Verb
commence
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Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
commit
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Verb, Noun
compare
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Verb, Noun
completed
x/x
Adjective
concentrate
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Verb, Noun
conduct
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Noun, Verb
constitute
/xx
Verb, Noun
contained
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Adjective
contribute
x/x
Verb
convert
/x
Verb, Noun
convey
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Verb
correct
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
couch
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Noun, Verb
courteously
/xxx
Adverb
cpu
/x
Name
cram
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Verb, Noun
crank
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
cuisine
x/
Noun
decently
/xx
Adverb
decline
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Noun, Verb
decrease
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Noun, Verb
dedicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
defer
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Verb
define
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Verb, Noun
delicately
/xxx
Adverb
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
deploy
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Verb, Noun
deposit
x/x
Noun, Verb
design
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Noun, Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
devise
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Verb, Noun
devote
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Verb, Adjective
did
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Noun
directed
x/x
Adjective
dish
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Noun, Verb
displayed
x/
Adjective
dive
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Noun, Verb
divest
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Verb
docket
/x
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
drafted
/x
Adjective
draw
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Verb, Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
dumped
/
Verb
dunk
/
Noun, Verb
earmark
/x
Noun, Verb
elaborate
x/x
Adjective, Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
embarked
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Verb
emplaced
x/
Verb
employ
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Verb, Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
enact
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Verb
end
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Noun, Verb
endanger
x/x
Verb
enforce
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Verb
engage
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Verb
enhance
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Verb
enrolled
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Verb
enshrined
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Verb
ensure
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Verb
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
enterprise
/xx
Noun, Verb
entry
/x
Noun
erect
x/
Adjective, Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
establishment
x/xx
Noun
estimated
/xxx
Verb
ex
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exert
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Verb
explain
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Verb
expose
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Verb
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
extinguish
x/x
Verb
fact
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Noun
familiarise
x/xx
Verb
fasten
/x
Verb
file
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Noun, Verb
find
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Verb, Noun
firewalls
/x
Noun
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fix
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Verb, Noun
floored
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Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
forget
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Verb, Noun
formulate
/xx
Verb
formulation
xx/x
Noun
frame
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Noun, Verb
furnish
/x
Verb, Noun
gambled
/x
Verb
garner
/x
Name, Verb
gave
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Verb
gently
/x
Adverb
get
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Verb, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
golf
/
Noun, Verb
grab
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Verb, Noun
graciously
/xx
Adverb
grant
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Noun, Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gui
x
Name
had
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Verb
halt
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
handed
/x
Adjective
hang
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Verb, Noun
hardware
/x
Noun
healthcare
/x
Noun
held
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Noun
help
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Verb, Noun
heuristics
x/x
Noun
hi
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Noun, Adjective
hide
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Verb, Noun
highlight
/x
Verb, Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
i
x
Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
impose
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Verb, Noun
in
x
Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective
include
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Verb, Noun
incorporate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
indicate
/xx
Verb
industrial
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Adjective, Name
infiltrate
x/x
Verb, Noun
inflict
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Verb
initiate
x/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
inject
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Verb
innovative
/xxx
Adjective
inputs
/x
Noun
inscribe
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Verb
insert
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Verb, Noun
install
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Verb, Noun
institute
/xx
Name, Verb, Adjective
instructional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
instruments
/xx
Noun
integrate
/xx
Verb
introduce
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Verb
introduction
xx/x
Noun
invest
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Verb, Noun
involve
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Verb
ip
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Name, Adjective
issued
/x
Verb
jar
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Noun, Verb
jeopardise
/xx
Verb
jeopardize
/xx
Verb
job
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Noun, Verb
juxtapose
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Verb
keep
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Verb, Noun
kick
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Verb, Noun
kind
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Noun, Adjective
kindly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
knock
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Verb, Noun
last
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Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
launch
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Noun, Verb
lay
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
lay over
//x
Phrase, Verb
lead
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
lean
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
leave
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Verb, Noun
let
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Verb, Noun
levelled
/x
Verb
lift
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Verb, Noun
listed
/x
Adjective
lit
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
load
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Noun, Verb
locate
/x
Verb
lodge
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Noun, Verb
long
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
lose
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Verb, Noun
lower
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
macro
/x
Adjective, Noun
made
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Noun
maintain
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Verb
marshal
/x
Noun, Verb
me
/
Noun
mean
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mis
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Noun
mise
x
Noun, Verb
mount
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Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
multinational
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
neutralize
/xx
Verb
nicely
/x
Adverb, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
nonmilitary
x/xxx
Adjective
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
obtain
x/
Verb
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
on
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Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
organise
xxx
Verb
organize
/xx
Verb
orientated
/xxxx
Adjective
oriented
/xxx
Adjective
out
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Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outsourced
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Adjective
overcome
/xx
Verb, Noun
pack
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Noun, Verb
park
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Noun, Verb
pass
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Verb, Noun
paste
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Noun, Verb
pat
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Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
pause
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Noun, Verb
pay
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
perch
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Noun, Verb
perform
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Verb
pillow
/x
Noun, Verb
pin
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Noun, Verb
pit
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Noun, Verb
pitch
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
place
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Noun, Verb
placement
/x
Noun
plant
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Noun, Verb
play
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Verb, Noun
pleased
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Adjective
plunge
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Verb, Noun
point
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Noun, Verb
polite
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
porter
/x
Noun, Verb
pose
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Verb, Noun
posit
/x
Verb, Noun
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
post
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Noun, Verb, Adverb
postpone
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Verb
pour
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Verb, Noun
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
practise
/x
Verb, Noun
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
proceed
x/
Verb
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
promote
x/
Verb
propose
x/
Verb, Noun
prove
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Verb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
publish
/x
Verb
pull
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Verb, Noun
pursue
x/
Verb
push
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Verb, Noun
put back
//
Phrase, Verb
put down
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
put forward
//x
Phrase, Verb
put in
/x
Phrase, Verb
put to sleep
///
Phrase, Verb
puts
/
Verb
quantify
/xx
Verb
raise
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Verb, Noun
ran
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Noun
range
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Noun, Verb
ranger
/x
Noun, Verb
reach
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Verb, Noun
read
/
Verb, Noun
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
recess
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
recorded
x/x
Adjective
rectify
/xx
Verb
refer
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Verb, Noun
register
/xx
Noun, Verb
registrant
/xx
Noun
release
x/
Noun, Verb
relegate
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
remanded
x/x
Verb
remedy
/xx
Noun, Verb
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
render
/x
Verb, Noun
replace
x/
Verb
repose
x/
Noun, Verb
reposition
xx/x
Verb, Noun
represent
xx/
Verb
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
respectfully
x/xx
Adverb
rest
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Noun, Verb
restore
x/
Verb, Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
risked
/
Verb
roll
/
Noun, Verb
routed
/x
Adjective
rudely
/x
Adverb
sat
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Adjective, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
scooped
/
Verb
seat
/
Noun, Verb
seed
/
Noun, Verb
seen
/
Verb, Noun
send
/
Verb, Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
set down
//
Phrase, Verb
set up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
settle
/x
Verb, Noun
settle down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
shed
/
Verb, Noun
shift
/
Noun, Verb
shoved
/
Verb
show
/
Verb, Noun
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
sign
/
Noun, Verb
situate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
skip
/
Verb, Noun
slammed
/
Adjective
slipped
/
Adjective
solve
/
Verb, Noun
somebody
/xx
Noun
sop
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Noun, Verb
sow
/
Verb, Noun
space
/
Noun, Verb
speak
/
Verb, Noun
speculate
/xx
Verb
spend
/
Verb, Noun
stand
/
Verb, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
stashed
/
Verb
stated
/x
Adjective
status
/x
Noun
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
stick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stop
/
Verb, Noun
store
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Noun, Verb
stow
/
Name, Verb
strung
/
Adjective
stuffed
/
Adjective
subject
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
subjugate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
submit
x/
Verb
suggested
x/x
Verb
superimpose
xxx/
Verb
surrender
x/x
Noun, Verb
suspend
x/
Verb
synchronize
/xx
Verb
table
/x
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
taped
/
Adjective
tear
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Verb, Noun
tee
/
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
terms
/
Noun
that
/
Adverb, Noun
think
/
Verb, Noun
threaten
/x
Verb
threw
/
Verb
together
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
toss
/
Verb, Noun
transferred
x/
Verb
transform
x/
Verb, Noun
translate
x/
Verb, Noun
transpose
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
tuck
/
Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
undertake
/xx
Verb, Noun
use
/
Noun, Verb
wear
/
Verb, Noun
weigh
/
Verb, Noun
when
/
Adverb, Noun
while
/
Noun, Verb
worded
/x
Verb
worked
/
Adjective
wrap
/
Verb, Noun
wrestled
/x
Verb
write
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Verb, Noun