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fiasco

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2025/05/28

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 28, 2025 is:fiasco • \fee-ASK-oh\ • noun A fiasco is a complete failure or disaster. // The entire fiasco could have been avoided if they'd simply followed the instructions. See the entry > Examples: "Fyre's first iteration, in 2017, was widely seen as a massive failure. The luxe accommodations promised on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma turned out to be tents and instead of the promised

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00:01:39

interminable

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2025/05/27

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 27, 2025 is: interminable • \in-TER-muh-nuh-bul\ • adjective Interminable describes things that have or seem to have no end, especially because they continue for a very long time. // The family played games to pass the time during the interminable wait for their delayed flight. See the entry > Examples: "After what has felt like an interminable winter, spring is finally in the air. Birds are

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00:02:00

commemorate

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2025/05/26

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 26, 2025 is: commemorate • \kuh-MEM-uh-rayt\ • verb Something, such as a plaque, statue, or parade, is said to commemorate an event, person, etc. when it serves as a memorial; it exists or is done in order to recall the event or person. A person or group commemorates an event, person, etc. by doing something special in order to remember and honor that event or person. // The plaque commemorates the battle that

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00:01:58

dyspeptic

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2025/05/25

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 25, 2025 is:dyspeptic • \diss-PEP-tik\ • adjective Dyspeptic is a formal and old-fashioned word used to describe someone who is bad-tempered (in other words, easily annoyed or angered), or something that shows or is characteristic of a bad temper. The noun form of dyspeptic is dyspepsia. // The comedian’s shtick of delivering dyspeptic rants on the daily annoyances of modern life was enormously popular. See

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00:02:29

limn

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2025/05/24

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2025 is: limn • \LIM\ • verb Limn is a formal verb most often used especially in literary contexts to mean "to describe or portray," as in "a novel that limns the life of 1930s coastal Louisiana." It can also mean "to outline in clear sharp detail," as in "a tree limned by moonlight," and "to draw or paint on a surface," as in "limning a portrait." // The documentary limns the community's decades-long

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00:02:38

bastion

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2025/05/23

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 23, 2025 is:bastion • \BAS-chun\ • noun A bastion is a place or system in which something (such as an idea) is protected and continues to survive. // The restaurant is a bastion of the region’s ancient culinary traditions. See the entry > Examples: “In 2017, Harlem residents took to the streets to protest Keller Williams after the real estate company began marketing the neighborhood’s

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voluble

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2025/05/22

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 22, 2025 is:voluble • \VAHL-yuh-bul\ • adjective Someone may be described as voluble if they are talking a lot in a rapid, energetic way. // Bri knew something was bothering her normally voluble friend when he was reluctant to talk about his day. See the entry > Examples: “The movie is built around an interview with the legendary 91-year-old actor, still vigorous and voluble, with a

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voluble

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2025/05/22

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hapless

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2025/05/21

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 21, 2025 is:hapless • \HAP-lus\ • adjective Hapless means "having no luck." It's a synonym of unfortunate. // The documentary follows a hapless victim of false allegations. See the entry > Examples: "The New York Yankees had a nice, feel-good return to their spring training home this weekend by beating up on the hapless Tampa Bay Rays." — Kristie Ackert, Athlon Sports, 19 Apr. 2025

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00:01:50

chagrin

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2025/05/20

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 20, 2025 is: chagrin • \shuh-GRIN\ • noun Chagrin refers to a feeling of frustration or annoyance caused by failure or disappointment. // I decided to take a gap year to the chagrin of my parents. See the entry > Examples: “Hundreds of fans decked out in Dodger blue crammed into Tokyo Haneda Airport’s arrival hall dreaming of pointing at and snapping a photo of the team or their favorite

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00:01:45

antithetical

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2025/05/19

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 19, 2025 is: antithetical • \an-tuh-THET-ih-kul\ • adjective Antithetical typically describes something that is in direct and unambiguous opposition to another thing. It is often used with to. // The district's new policy is fundamentally antithetical to the school's values. See the entry > Examples: "This proposed village development is too large, too sudden, and too antithetical to the

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00:01:47

talisman

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2025/05/18

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 18, 2025 is: talisman • \TAL-iss-mun\ • noun A talisman is an object (such as a ring or stone) that is believed to have magic powers and to cause good things to happen to the person who has it. // In ancient times, the gemstone was worn as a talisman to ward off evil. See the entry > Examples: “Brianna takes a picture of the shell on the beach, then holds it in her hand, staring as if at a

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00:01:53

mercurial

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2025/05/17

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2025 is:mercurial • \mer-KYUR-ee-ul\ • adjective Mercurial is usually used to describe someone whose mood changes quickly and unpredictably. It can also describe something that changes frequently, such as weather, or something that is lively and quick, such as someone’s wit. // The director had some concerns about working with the play’s lead, an actor with a reputation for having a mercurial temperament

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00:02:10

junket

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2025/05/16

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 16, 2025 is: junket • \JUNK-ut\ • noun Junket refers to a trip that is paid for by someone else, such as a promotional trip made at another's expense, or an official's trip made at public expense. // The cast of the widely-acclaimed movie is making press junkets to major cities. See the entry > Examples: "... our regents are doing nothing to curtail the expectation that presidents and schools

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00:02:14

impervious

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2025/05/15

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 15, 2025 is: impervious • \im-PER-vee-us\ • adjective Impervious describes that which does not allow something (such as water or light) to enter or pass through. It is also used formally to mean “not bothered or affected by something.” Both senses of impervious are usually used with to. // The material is impervious to water. // The mayor seems impervious to criticism. See the entry > Examples:

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00:01:45

scuttlebutt

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2025/05/14

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 14, 2025 is: scuttlebutt • \SKUTT-ul-butt\ • noun Scuttlebutt refers to rumor or gossip—in other words, talk or stories about someone or something that may not be true. // According to the scuttlebutt in the financial markets, the company will be downsizing soon. See the entry > Examples: “If highly social otters want the local scuttlebutt, so to speak, they can pick up information through the

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00:01:45

apotropaic

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2025/05/13

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 13, 2025 is: apotropaic • \ap-uh-troh-PAY-ik\ • adjective Something described as apotropaic is designed or intended to avert evil. // The etchings are believed to be associated with ancient apotropaic rituals. See the entry > Examples: “Scholars ... say witches were believed to be attracted to the scent of a human shoe and, having entered one, found themselves trapped. Footwear is one of a

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00:01:29

fester

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2025/05/12

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 12, 2025 is:fester • \FESS-ter\ • verb Something that festers becomes worse as time passes. Fester can also mean, in the context of wounds, sores, etc., “to become painful and infected.” // We should deal with these problems now instead of allowing them to fester. See the entry > Examples: “Minor plumbing leaks left to fester have snowballed into water seeping down walls and out of light

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darling

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2025/05/11

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 11, 2025 is: darling • \DAHR-ling\ • noun Darling can refer to a dearly loved person or to someone who is liked very much by a person or group. It can also mean “a kind and helpful person” as in, “Be a darling and carry this inside for me, would you?” // Our baby grandchild is just the sweetest little darling. // The actor has become a darling of the entertainment industry in both film and music. See the

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00:01:58

uncanny

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2025/05/10

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 10, 2025 is: uncanny • \un-KAN-ee\ • adjective Uncanny is typically used to describe something that is strange or unusual in a way that is surprising or difficult to understand. It can also describe something that seems to have a supernatural character or origin. // The child has an uncanny ability to recognize streets and locations she's seen only once or twice before. // The lights suddenly flickered, and we

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