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00:01:45

debilitating

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2025/06/11

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 11, 2025 is: debilitating • \dih-BILL-uh-tay-ting\ • adjective Debilitating is a formal word used to describe things that seriously impair strength or the ability to function. // She suffers from debilitating migraines. // The class helped him conquer his debilitating fear of public speaking. See the entry > Examples: "Worry is such a debilitating thing that robs you of your energy ..." —

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minutia

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2025/06/10

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 10, 2025 is: minutia • \muh-NOO-shee-uh\ • noun Minutia refers to a small or minor detail. It is usually used in its plural form minutiae. // Unaccustomed to legalese, I was bewildered by the contract's minutiae. See the entry > Examples: “The novel is an intricate thatch of corkscrew twists, vivid characters, dead-on colloquial dialogue, and lawyerly minutiae that culminates in a courtroom

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00:01:52

eloquent

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2025/06/09

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 9, 2025 is: eloquent • \EL-uh-kwunt\ • adjective An eloquent speaker or writer expresses ideas forcefully and fluently; an eloquent speech or piece of writing likewise expresses ideas in such a way. Eloquent can also describe something that is vividly or movingly expressive. // She received high marks for her eloquent essay about gardening with her grandmother. // Their success serves as an eloquent reminder

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cataract

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2025/06/08

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 8, 2025 is:cataract • \KAT-uh-rakt\ • noun Cataract refers to a clouding of the lens of the eye, or of its surrounding transparent membrane, that obstructs the passage of light. Cataract is also used, often in literature, to refer to a waterfall, steep rapids in a river, or to a downpour or flood. // Cataracts are common but can be corrected with surgery. // The roaring cataract is one of the park’s most

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00:02:01

abstruse

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2025/06/07

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 7, 2025 is: abstruse • \ub-STROOSS\ • adjective Abstruse is a formal word used to describe something that is hard to understand. // I avoided taking this class in past semesters because the subject matter is so abstruse, but the professor does a good job explaining the concepts as clearly as possible. See the entry > Examples: “The EP’s lyrics are suitably abstruse. The title ‘Marry Me Maia’

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00:01:54

festoon

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2025/06/06

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 6, 2025 is:festoon • \fess-TOON\ • verb Festoon usually means "to cover or decorate (something) with many small objects, pieces of paper, etc.," or "to appear here and there on the surface of." It can also mean "to hang decorative chains or strips on." // Tiny wildflowers festooned the meadow. // We festooned the halls with ribbons and garland. See the entry > Examples: "The road was lined

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00:01:51

sea change

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2025/06/05

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 5, 2025 is:sea change • \SEE-CHAYNJ\ • noun Sea change refers to a big and sudden change or transformation. // The early 2000s witnessed a sea change in public opinion about smoking in public places. See the entry > Examples: “Over the course of my grandmother’s lifetime, gender expectations for women underwent a sea change. My grandmother ended up pursuing an education and becoming a

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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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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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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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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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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

Merriam-Webster"s Word of the Day ·

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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