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bogus

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2025/06/04

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 4, 2025 is:bogus • \BOH-gus\ • adjective Bogus is an informal word used to describe something that is not real or genuine, making it a synonym of such words as fake, false, and counterfeit. // We were disappointed to find out that the purses we bought were bogus. // The company was investigated over several bogus claims that their products could guarantee better health for their customers. See the entry

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00:01:55

tutelage

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2025/06/03

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 3, 2025 is: tutelage • \TOO-tuh-lij\ • noun Tutelage is a formal word that refers to the instruction or guidance especially of an individual student by a teacher. Tutelage may also refer to an act or process of serving as guardian or protector. // Under the tutelage of his high school swim coach, Luis has greatly improved his times at meets. // The company is relying on the expert tutelage of its new director

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00:01:43

Herculean

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2025/06/02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 2, 2025 is:Herculean • \her-kyuh-LEE-un\ • adjective Something described as Herculean (often uncapitalized as herculean) is characterized by extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty. // Although starting a garden sounded fun in theory, the constant weeding and pest control turned it into a herculean task. See the entry > Examples: “Strong doesn’t even properly describe [Ashton]

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Herculean

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2025/06/02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 2, 2025 is: Herculean • \her-kyuh-LEE-un\ • adjective Something described as Herculean (often uncapitalized as herculean) is characterized by extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty. // Although starting a garden sounded fun in theory, the constant weeding and pest control turned it into a herculean task. See the entry > Examples: “Strong doesn’t even properly describe [Ashton]

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00:02:12

proscribe

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2025/06/01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 1, 2025 is: proscribe • \proh-SCRYBE\ • verb Proscribe is a formal word meaning “to condemn or forbid something as harmful or unlawful.” More broadly, it can mean simply “to not allow something.” // The town has passed an ordinance that proscribes the ownership of snakes and other exotic pets. See the entry > Examples: “While the order proscribes new drilling along most of both the Atlantic

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00:01:58

opportune

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2025/05/31

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 31, 2025 is: opportune • \ah-per-TOON\ • adjective Opportune describes something that is suitable or convenient for a particular situation, or that is done or happening at an appropriate time. // They chose an opportune time to invest in real estate. // She is waiting for an opportune moment to ask for a raise. See the entry > Examples: “It [the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut] was

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00:01:45

gust

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2025/05/30

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 30, 2025 is: gust • \GUST\ • noun Gust refers to a sudden strong wind. It is also used figuratively for a sudden outburst of something, such as a feeling. // Today’s weather will be windy, with gusts of up to 40 miles per hour. See the entry > Examples: “This subversive comedy is now a posh panto, directed by Max Webster. It gets gusts of laughter but can feel rather forced, and the joyous

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00:01:40

nascent

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2025/05/29

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 29, 2025 is: nascent • \NASS-unt\ • adjective Nascent is a formal word used to describe something that is just beginning to exist, or in other words, is recently formed or developed. // The actress is now focused on her nascent singing career. See the entry > Examples: “I asked my father, recently, if I might borrow one of his old journals as research for a nascent writing project. It felt

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00:01:49

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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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

Merriam-Webster"s Word of the Day ·

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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