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                    as in lineages
                                                
              
          
                                                      the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended                                       
              
                             descended from a strain of Irish seafarers                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in melodies
                                                
              
          
                                                      a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect                                       
              
                             the strain of an old Irish ballad rose up from the revelers downstairs                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in splashes
                                                
              
          
                                                      a very small amount                                       
              
                             detected a strain of panic in her voice when she asked if the substance was poisonous                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in types
                                                
              
          
                                                      a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common                                       
              
                             writes mystery novels of a more sophisticated strain                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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as in stresses
                                      
              
          
                                                      the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time                                       
              
                             the family's constant moving is putting a real strain on the children                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in pulls
                                                
              
          
                                                      to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure                                       
              
                             in order to lift something heavy, squat down and lift with your legs, or you'll strain your back                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in filters
                                                
              
          
                                                      to pass through a filter                                       
              
                             better strain that coffee thoroughly to get all the grounds out                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in struggles
                                                
              
          
                                                      to devote serious and sustained effort                                       
              
                             the whole department is straining to complete the project before the deadline                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in drips
                                                
              
          
                                                      to flow forth slowly through small openings                                       
              
                             put the cooked fruit in a cheesecloth bag and let the juice strain into a pan                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in stretches
                                                
              
          
                                                      to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress                                       
              
                             strained her memory but the name just wouldn't come to her                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in hugs
                                                
              
          
                                                      to put one's arms around and press tightly                                       
              
                             the woman tenderly strained to her breast the child that she had long ago given up for dead                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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