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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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gadfly

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɡædflaɪ/

Any dipterous insect of the family Oestridae, commonly known as botflies.

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Common Phrases

. gadflypetrels gadflygadfly politicalgadfly redoubtablegadfly socraticgadfly intellectualgadfly revolutionary
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Synonyms

bloodsuckerbotflyhorseflystoat-flystoutcuss

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Related Words

pestblighterpestererredoubtablebreezebreezeflyburrel fly

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