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- adjective Alternative spelling of
once removed .
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Examples
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As an only child who is the daughter of an only child, my maternal cousins are all of the second, third, and once-removed variety.
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As an only child who is the daughter of an only child, my maternal cousins are all of the second, third, and once-removed variety.
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The rematch was really tough to call, simply because there hasn't been a Finals with two more evenly matched teams since 2005, when the defending champion Detroit Pistons faced the champion once-removed San Antonio Spurs.
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Aside from youth and inexperience, the Wizards also are in the unenviable position of being in the Southeast Division -- arguably the toughest division in the NBA, with the newly-formed SuperFriends of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Miami, the Eastern Conference champion once-removed Orlando Magic, the Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Bobcats.
Training camp concerns Part VII: Will the Wizards be any good? 2010
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But he had no idea that he would have so much time to ponder his future, with the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers getting upset in the second round of the playoffs by the champion once-removed Boston Celtics.
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Id learned that he liked that once-removed form of intimacy.
Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009
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Id learned that he liked that once-removed form of intimacy.
Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009
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Id learned that he liked that once-removed form of intimacy.
Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009
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Before the molecular gastronomical wonders of Ferran Adria and El Bulli, before Grant Achatz and Alinea, before Wylie Dufresne and WD-50, there was Alex Redniss of Stamford, Connecticut, my very own first cousin, once-removed: the inventor of the powdered egg.
Sophie Brickman: The U.S. Military: Molecular Gastronomist? 2009
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I've argued that that is pretty much racism once-removed, but really it is a lack of faith that the electorate can rise above racial prejudice.
Oregon Exit Polls: Obama Handily Beat Hillary Among Whites, No-College, Less-Than-$50,000 Voters 2009
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