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99%7Exact Match!
verb

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

26%9Previous example
noun

• an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

• (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

• a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

• a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

adjective satellite

• preceding in time, order, or significance

24%5Scrap metal, for example, all around
noun

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a pale or subdued color

verb

• affect as in thought or feeling

• color lightly

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