10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Threaten (verb)
A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done. धमकी
Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces
Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety.
Example: The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.
Spreading (verb)
Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length. प्रसार
Synonyms: Growing, Radial, Widening, Extensive
Antonyms: Suppressed, Halt, Stop, Abridgment
Example: The newspaper was spread across his lap.
Tactic (noun)
An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. रणनीति
Synonyms: Approach, Campaign, Channels, Course
Antonyms: Impractical, Unwise, Injudicious, Imprudent
Example: Though she was not kc-mahei, she used the tactics of warfare to maintain her position of leadership.
Intercept (verb)
The action or fact of preventing someone or something from continuing to a destination. पाबंदी
Synonyms: Interference, Stopping, Interfering With, Interposing.
Antonyms: Miss, Drop, Fumble, Release
Example: Detectives have been intercepting her mail.
Allies (noun)
A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose. मित्र-राष्ट्र
Synonyms: Associate, Colleague, Friend, Partner
Antonyms: Antagonist, Detractor, Enemy, Foe
Example: India and its Asian allies.
Retained (verb)
Continue to have (something) बनाए रखा
Synonyms: Absorb, Contain, Enjoy, Maintain
Antonyms: Abandon, Desert, Disperse, Dispossess
Example: She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
Substantial (adjective)
Having a firm basis in reality and so important, meaningful, or considerable. मूल
Synonyms: Considerable, Substantial, Significant, Sizeable
Antonyms: Insignificant, Inconsequential, Nominal, Negligible
Example: These changes are more symbolic than substantive.
Consolidate (verb)
Make (something) physically stronger or more solid. मजबूत
Synonyms: Combine, Unite, Merge, Integrate
Antonyms: Decrease, Discourage, Disperse, Dissuade
Example: The administration hopes that such measures will consolidate its position.
Irregularities (noun)
The state or quality of being irregular. अनियमितता
Synonyms: Distortion, Flaw, Inconsistency, Aberration
Antonyms: Perfection, Conformity, Continuation, Regularity
Example: We uncovered irregularities in the town's finances.
Compensation (noun)
Something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury. मुआवज़ा
Synonyms: Allowance, Benefit, Bonus, Coverage
Antonyms: Debt, Hurt, Loss, Penalty
Example: The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation.
The editorial
Source: The Hindustan Times · 19 Apr 2024Protests organised by No Tech for Apartheid raised concerns over Google's business ties with Israel and rose up against Project Nimbus.
Google employees with anti-Israel demands of ceasing ‘business with the Israeli apartheid government and military’ were arrested on Tuesday after they took over Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian's California office. Occupying the space for over 8 hours, the employees broadcast their Pro-Palestine protest on a Twitch livestream, which ultimately also captured their arrest.
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1. Synonym of Consolidate
2. Antonym of Retained
3. Synonym of Tactic
4. Antonym of Spreading
5. Synonym of Threaten
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