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Hoa Thai wrote: Angliholic wrote: Hoa Thai wrote:Hi Tanit,Good catch! Thanks! Hi, I'm shocked that you think they are not synonyms. The following is a sample (example) of "sample" from my dictionary. Correct me if I am wrong again. You'd better give a sample of your ability or skill. Hi,A...

Angliholic wrote: Hoa Thai wrote:Hi Tanit,Good catch! Thanks! Hi, I'm shocked that you think they are not synonyms. The following is a sample (example) of "sample" from my dictionary. Correct me if I am wrong again. You'd better give a sample of your ability or skill. Hi, A sample...

Hoa Thai wrote:Hi Tanit,Good catch! Thanks! Hi, I'm shocked that you think they are not synonyms. The following is a sample (example) of "sample" from my dictionary. Correct me if I am wrong again. You'd better give a sample of your ability or skill.

The chemicals from hair dye can seep into your scalp and may harm your body. My dictionary lists ooze/trickle/emit/excrete as synonyms of seep, but I doubt all of them can replace seep in the above sample. In practice, which ones fit in the above? Thanks.

They are synonyms just in one respect, REDUCE. Otherwise, they cover pretty much different meanings. You'll just have to study all this ----- cut back transitive verb 1 : to shorten by cutting off the end <cut back a word> : PRUNE <cut back the shoots of a plant> 2 : to...

Hello Nayeem 'Due to' is now commonly used as a synonym for 'because of', especially in public service announcements. This is probably why the Cambridge dictionary included it. When 'due to' is preceded by the verb 'to be' ('the delay was due to wet leaves on the line'), there is no...