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"_dis1": "50 50",
"word": "another string to one's bow"
},
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"word": "second wind"
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"ref": "1999 March 26, Tarik El-Bashir, “Hockey: The Devils Tighten Their Grip On First”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-10-24",
"text": "But the Devils found another gear in the third period and found the energy that had been lacking throughout a sluggish second period.",
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},
{
"ref": "2012 January 29, Courtney Nguyen, “Challenged again, Novak Djokovic finds another gear in Australian Open final”, in Sports Illustrated, retrieved 2015-10-24",
"text": "[I]f the 24-year-old Djokovic wants to replicate or even surpass his 2011 results, he'll have to keep finding another gear.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2012 July 30, Mark Sappenfield, “Ryan Lochte finishes fourth as other swimmers steal the Olympic show”, in Christian Science Monitor, retrieved 2015-10-24",
"text": "Swimmers talk about finding another gear when they need it.",
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},
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"ref": "2014 January 9, “Skiing: Paerson finds top gear to pip Kostelic”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2015-10-24",
"text": "Trailing Kostelic by .017 seconds after her first run, Paerson found another gear on her second trip down the deteriorating course to finish with a combined time of 1min 38.65sec—almost a half-second clear of her Croatian rival.",
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"To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of competitive exertion."
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"(idiomatic, sports) To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of competitive exertion."
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"ref": "2001 July 8, Frank Gibney Jr., “Hyundai In High Gear”, in Time, retrieved 2015-10-24",
"text": "Management's ultimate goal is to become one of the world's top five automakers. That will require finding another gear.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 November 17, Steve Marsi, “NCIS Review: \"Enemies Foreign\"”, in TV Fanatic, retrieved 2015-10-24",
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"To achieve enhanced performance."
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"(idiomatic, by extension) To achieve enhanced performance."
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2012 January 29, Courtney Nguyen, “Challenged again, Novak Djokovic finds another gear in Australian Open final”, in Sports Illustrated, retrieved 2015-10-24",
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2012 July 30, Mark Sappenfield, “Ryan Lochte finishes fourth as other swimmers steal the Olympic show”, in Christian Science Monitor, retrieved 2015-10-24",
"text": "Swimmers talk about finding another gear when they need it.",
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},
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"ref": "2014 January 9, “Skiing: Paerson finds top gear to pip Kostelic”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2015-10-24",
"text": "Trailing Kostelic by .017 seconds after her first run, Paerson found another gear on her second trip down the deteriorating course to finish with a combined time of 1min 38.65sec—almost a half-second clear of her Croatian rival.",
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"(idiomatic, sports) To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of competitive exertion."
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"lifestyle",
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"ref": "2001 July 8, Frank Gibney Jr., “Hyundai In High Gear”, in Time, retrieved 2015-10-24",
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 November 17, Steve Marsi, “NCIS Review: \"Enemies Foreign\"”, in TV Fanatic, retrieved 2015-10-24",
"text": "It's amazing that after seven-plus seasons as one of the most consistently compelling shows on TV, NCIS still finds another gear with certain story arcs.",
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"To achieve enhanced performance."
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"(idiomatic, by extension) To achieve enhanced performance."
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