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— Phillis Wheatley

GRIM monarch! see, depriv'd of vital breath,

A young physician in the dust of death:

Dost thou go on incessant to destroy,

Our griefs to double, and lay waste our joy?

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verb

To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun

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Dictionary Entry

long shot

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Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working.

In a Sentence

“We can try your plan, but it's a long shot and it probably won't work.”

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Synonyms

establishing shotwide shot

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Related Words

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