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theme as in: theme of the novel
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The party had a 1950's theme.
theme = an idea that is unifying or recurrent
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What is the theme of your essay?theme = the basic idea that underlies what is being said
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Didn't you notice they changed the theme of the New Year Art Show? In past years fifth graders painted self-portraits, but this year they made us do those ridiculous self-portraits as animals, remember? (source)theme = basic idea
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I felt like I'd been traveling for weeks, like I'd been dodging lions and tigers on a safari through the jungle, trying to get to the Lost Diamond City buried in the Congo, which happened to be the theme of the last matinee I'd seen in Sylvan before leaving. (source)
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When she finished berating the people she worked for, Rosa Hubermann would usually move on to her other favorite theme of abuse. (source)theme = basic idea that is repeated
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My father also loved to write poetry, sometimes about love, but often on controversial themes such as honor killings and women's rights. (source)themes = unifying ideas
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Both of the films were popular with the public, both found favor with the Politburo (which was eager to give the People some respite from the war years through suitably themed diversions), and our young starlet reaped the effortless rewards of fame.† (source)
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It would become a corporaterun dystopia, an overpriced theme park for wealthy elitists. (source)theme park = an amusement park with one or more basic underlying ideas -- such as the "Magic Kingdom" of Disneyworld
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Even in cartoons, theme parks, and popular movies. (source)theme parks = amusement parks each of which have one or more basic underlying ideas -- such as the "Magic Kingdom" of Disneyworld
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Some committee decided the theme should be Midnight in Paris, so there's a huge Eiffel Tower made out of Christmas lights. (source)theme = unifying idea
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He is always making mix tapes for my sister with very specific themes. One was called "Autumn Leaves." (source)themes = an idea that is unifying or recurrent
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I go to a Chinese-themed bar covered in graffiti.† (source)
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Right, the cold and artificial pleasures of the theme park. (source)theme park = an amusement park with one or more basic underlying ideas -- such as the Magic Kingdom
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I told you, no theme parks. (source)theme parks = amusement parks each of which have one or more basic underlying ideas -- such as the "Magic Kingdom" of Disneyworld
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theme as in: musical theme
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I smile every time I hear The Simpson's theme music.
theme = primary melody
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My mood is uplifted when I hear the Indiana Jones theme music.
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The theme is announced in the first measures.
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The Fresh Prince theme and his willingness to embarrass himself helped with that. (source)theme = music most repeated in a television series
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I could almost hear the Star Wars theme music playing in my head as I stood on the stage. (source)theme = music that is most repeated in a film
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They played movie themes, polkas, anything familiar you could hum along to; the corny songs were all dedicated to "Poppy" or "his lovely lady." (source)themes = musical compositions
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the theme tunes from a few popular TV shows (source)theme = primary melody
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—and then realized it was the theme to M*A*S*H. (source)theme = music associated
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The band started playing "My Girl," the squad theme song... (source)theme = most repeated (and associated with them)
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Because it was the theme music on an old radio show. (source)theme = music that is most repeated
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As I spoke, I could hear the distinctive theme music from ESPN's SportsCenter coming from the living room. (source)theme = associated with a program
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As the loudspeakers play the theme song from Chariots of Fire, Lowe wheels Christopher Reeve onstage. (source)theme = music associated with a film
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The marching band started playing the theme from the latest Batman movie. (source)
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The new tune which was to be the theme-song of Hate Week (the Hate Song, it was called) had already been composed and was being endlessly plugged on the telescreens. (source)theme = most repeated
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theme as in: wrote a 2-page theme on my summer
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She has us write a 500-word theme every other week.
theme = an essay written by a student
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Do you choose the topic for your theme or is it assigned?
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Grace grabbed the theme and shook it at her daughter, who was being rocked in Flora Baumbach's arms. (source)theme = essay
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And it isn't a reference theme; I want your own ideas and your own experiences. (source)
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Someone had written a theme paper on the topic: in school. (source)theme = an essay written by a student
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"I bet you like to write themes," he said, rolling his eyes. (source)themes = essays written by students
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I tried to write that theme when I got home. (source)theme = essay
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In the other were some papers of Lorraine's from school--an incomplete chemistry notebook, a sheaf of English themes, and a dance program with a browned gardenia stuck between the covers. (source)themes = essays written by a student
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This one started because I hadn't done anything on that theme, and I wanted to go for a ride. (source)theme = essay
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Copy out your themes again the rest of you. (source)themes = essays written by students
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I wondered for a long time how to start that theme, how to start writing about something that was important to me. (source)theme = essay
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My studies for the first year were English history, English literature, German, Latin, arithmetic, Latin composition and occasional themes. (source)themes = essays written by a student
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You're failing this class right now, but taking into consideration the circumstances, if you come up with a good semester theme, I'll pass you with a C grade. (source)theme = essay
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Maybe when I went away to college in the fall I would have to write all my themes for English class about water spraying over the side of boats and wet sails flapping in the wind and thin moons that were hardly there, because that would be all I could remember, all I could think of. (source)themes = essays written by a student
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