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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In reserve; not for immediate use
Example:
has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
Synonyms:
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Sense 2
Meaning:
So as to pass a given point
Example:
every hour a train goes past
Synonyms:
by; past
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Context examples:
Then I must begin, said he, by binding you both to absolute secrecy for two years; at the end of that time the matter will be of no importance.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A medical oncologist also gives supportive care and may coordinate treatment given by other specialists.
(Medical oncologist, NCI Dictionary)
It includes checking a person’s nutrition status, and giving the right foods or nutrients to treat conditions such as those caused by diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
(Medical nutrition therapy, NCI Dictionary)
Guided by theory and research, their practice considers all influences on health status and the related social and behavioral problems arising because of the patient's physiological condition.
(Medical-Surgical Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare malignant embryonal neoplasm characterized by the presence of small cells which resemble the cells of classic medulloblastoma and a minor population of melanin-forming neuroepithelial cells.
(Medulloblastoma with Melanotic Differentiation, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of neuroepithelial cells which form papillary, trabecular, or tubular structures.
(Medulloepithelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
Mr. Chillip was fluttered again, by the extreme severity of my aunt's manner; so he made her a little bow and gave her a little smile, to mollify her.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
This letter will reach England by a merchantman now on its homeward voyage from Archangel; more fortunate than I, who may not see my native land, perhaps, for many years.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
In his anger he had met the first advances of the express messengers with growls, and they had retaliated by teasing him.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Luckily a butcher soon came by, driving a pig in a wheelbarrow.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
