Use of English
change it to the passive:
The museum will display the artwork next month.
The artwork will be displayed (by the museum) next month.
happening once a year
annual
annual report/meeting/conference
the study of how to make computers do intelligent things that people can do, such as think and make decisions
artificial intelligence
change it to the passive:
People can buy prints of the AI-generated images online.
Prints of the AI-generated images can be bought online.
a strong negative reaction by a number of people against recent events, especially against political or social developments
backlash
backlash against
The 1970s saw the first backlash against the women’s movement.
backlash from
The management fear a backlash from fans over the team’s poor performances.
to express great admiration at something, especially someone’s behaviour
marvel
I marvelled at my mother’s ability to remain calm in a crisis.
change it to the passive:
The software developers have designed a new algorithm.
A new algorithm has been designed (by the software developers).
to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad
accused
accuse somebody of (doing) something
He was accused of murder.
Smith accused her of lying.
to make someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skilfully deceiving or influencing them
manipulate
He was one of those men who manipulated people.
change it to the passive:
AI algorithms are creating beautiful paintings.
Beautiful paintings are being created by AI algorithms.
done with a lot of energy and strong feelings, and sometimes violence
fierce
fierce fighting in the city
to feel such a strong dislike of a particular situation that you want to avoid it.
recoil
recoil from/at
He recoils from everything in life that demands hard work.
We recoil in horror from the thought of subjecting someone to extreme pain.
change it to the passive:
The artist used a machine to create the sculpture.
The sculpture was created using a machine (by the artist).
a particular kind of person or type of thing
breed
Real cowboys are a dying breed (=not many exist anymore).
to prepare yourself for an examination by learning a lot of information quickly
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cram
She’s been cramming hard all week.