pet
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5.6
- adjective
- /pɛt/
- And so I've, I've sort of started a little pet project just on Instagram called Daniella's Digest.
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Watch on YouTubeIt's a porky, partisan, pricey pet project package.
- It's a porky, partisan, pricey pet project package.
- Yeah, so this is one of my sort of pet issues.
- I think that activists that attach themselves to the latest pet project.
- And so I've, I've sort of started a little pet project just on Instagram called Daniella's Digest.
- And so you can bring up a, a, a data point that's going to make my, my, my, my pet theory look a little bit sketchy.
- As a virtual reality game developer that I am on, this is has become my new pet project.
Examples
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Yeah, so this is one of my sort of pet issues.
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An increase in the corporate tax is going to lower efficient investment and leave pet project investment unaffected.
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As a virtual reality game developer that I am on, this is has become my new pet project.
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One of my most, I suppose pet subjects in a way is sodium ion batteries.
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This charity initiative is really a pet project of mine; I dedicate all my free time to it.
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In our meeting, she emphasized her pet topic: environmental sustainability.
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He has a few pet theories about the origins of the universe that he loves to discuss.
Synonyms
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1.0
Liked more than other people or things
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2.8
Liked or chosen more than others
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3.7
A person who gets better treatment and more benefits than others
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3.4
Liked more than other things of the same kind
Compounds
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4.4
An animal from another country that people keep in their home for company, like a snake or parrot
- Specialized
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3.5
Machine that makes pictures showing activity in the body to find cancer
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Etymology
The adjective pet, as in the phrase 'pet project', comes from the noun meaning 'favourite'. So a pet project is one you love most and give special attention to.