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00:01:55

bamboozle

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2025/03/14

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 14, 2025 is: bamboozle • \bam-BOO-zul\ • verb To bamboozle someone is to deceive, trick, or confuse them. // The salesperson bamboozled us into getting a more expensive item than we had planned to buy. See the entry > Examples: "'We're not trying to make a perfect film that's, like, got a twist: Oh my God, the coach is a ghost! We're not out to bamboozle audiences or get awards or anything,'

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00:02:24

curfew

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2025/03/13

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 13, 2025 is: curfew • \KER-fyoo\ • noun Curfew refers to a law or order that requires people to be indoors after a certain time at night, as well as to the period of time when such an order or law is in effect. Chiefly in the United States, curfew is also used to refer to the time set by a parent or caregiver at which a child has to be back home after going out. // No one is allowed on the streets during the

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00:01:48

multifarious

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2025/03/12

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 12, 2025 is:multifarious • \mul-tuh-FAIR-ee-us\ • adjective Something described as multifarious has great diversity or variety, or is made up of many and various kinds of things. Multifarious is a formal word and a synonym of diverse. // He participated in multifarious activities throughout college. See the entry > Examples: "Over the course of his multifarious career, [musician Pat]

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00:02:09

quark

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2025/03/11

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 11, 2025 is: quark • \KWORK\ • noun Quark is a word used in physics to refer to any one of several types of very small particles that make up matter. // Quarks, which combine together to form protons and neutrons, come in six types, or flavors: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. See the entry > Examples: “One quantum field is special because its default value can change. Called the

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00:01:52

imperturbable

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2025/03/10

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 10, 2025 is: imperturbable • \im-per-TER-buh-bul\ • adjective Imperturbable describes someone or something marked by extreme calm; such a person or thing is very hard to disturb or upset. // The imperturbable captain did not panic when the boat sailed into the path of a violent storm. // Nothing disrupted the contestant's imperturbable focus. See the entry > Examples: "The thick heat is

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00:02:16

wend

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2025/03/09

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 9, 2025 is:wend • \WEND\ • verb Wend is a literary word that means “to move slowly from one place to another usually by a winding or indirect course”; wending is traveling or proceeding on one’s way in such a manner. // Hikers wend along the marked trails to the top of the mountain, which provides a panoramic view of the area towns. // We wended our way through the narrow streets of the city’s historic

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00:01:58

gregarious

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2025/03/08

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 8, 2025 is: gregarious • \grih-GAIR-ee-us\ • adjective Gregarious is used to describe someone who enjoys the company of other people. // Justin’s gregarious personality made it easy for him to get to know people at the networking event. See the entry > Examples: “How can we reap the benefits of deep connection if we are not naturally gregarious and extroverted? But as I have delved into the

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00:01:43

emollient

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2025/03/07

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 7, 2025 is: emollient • \ih-MAHL-yunt\ • noun An emollient is something, such as a lotion, that softens or soothes. // She keeps a number of oils in the bathroom—argan, almond, and coconut—to use as emollients. See the entry > Examples: "Jojoba oil and squalene are plant oils and emollients, which means they moisturize and soften skin by reinforcing its natural barrier and forming a layer

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00:02:15

career

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2025/03/06

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 6, 2025 is: career • \kuh-REER\ • verb To career is to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner. // The tourists gripped their seats and exchanged anxious looks as the bus careered along the narrow roads. See the entry > Examples: “This winter, I attended a livestock auction on California’s remote northern coast. Ranchers sat on plywood bleachers warming their hands as the auctioneer

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00:02:29

askew

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2025/03/05

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 5, 2025 is:askew • \uh-SKYOO\ • adjective Askew means “not straight” or “at an angle,” and can be used as both an adjective and an adverb. // The picture on the cabin wall was slightly askew. // The picture was hung askew on the cabin wall. See the entry > Examples: “I reread ‘Biography of Nigeria’s Foremost Professor of Statistics, Prof. James Nwoye Adichie,’ by Emeritus Professor Alex

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schadenfreude

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2025/03/04

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 4, 2025 is: schadenfreude • \SHAH-dun-froy-duh\ • noun Schadenfreude refers to a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people. // Schadenfreude was felt by many viewers when the arrogant contestant was voted off the show. See the entry > Examples: “In 1995, Sox fans were overjoyed to see the Yankees get knocked out of the playoffs in a thrilling

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00:01:43

draconian

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2025/03/03

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 3, 2025 is:draconian • \dray-KOH-nee-un\ • adjective Draconian describes something (often a law, policy, restriction, etc.) that is very severe or cruel. // The editorial criticizes the draconian measures being taken by city hall to rein in spending. See the entry > Examples: “The auras that surround the Sharks and the Hawks are wildly distinct, even if the teams’ records are close to the

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draconian

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2025/03/03

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 3, 2025 is: draconian • \dray-KOH-nee-un\ • adjective Draconian describes something (often a law, policy, restriction, etc.) that is very severe or cruel. // The editorial criticizes the draconian measures being taken by city hall to rein in spending. See the entry > Examples: “The auras that surround the Sharks and the Hawks are wildly distinct, even if the teams’ records are close to the

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00:02:48

transpire

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2025/03/02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 2, 2025 is: transpire • \tran-SPYRE\ • verb Transpire is a formal verb that means “to happen,” or in other words “to take place or occur.” It can also mean “to come to light” or “to become known,” as in “It transpired that they had met previously.” In botany, to transpire is to give off or exude watery vapor especially from the surfaces of leaves. // The monument will ensure that posterity will not soon

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00:01:55

factoid

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2025/03/01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 1, 2025 is: factoid • \FAK-toyd\ • noun A factoid is a brief and usually unimportant or trivial fact. Factoid may also refer to an invented fact believed to be true because it appears in print. // The book is really just a collection of interesting factoids. See the entry > Examples: "Straight from the [Lake Como, Italy] hotel docks, our captain showed us around the various villas and

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factoid

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2025/03/01

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cryptic

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2025/02/28

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 28, 2025 is: cryptic • \KRIP-tik\ • adjective Something described as cryptic has or seems to have a hidden meaning, or is difficult to understand. // The singer posted a cryptic message on her social media accounts, and fans raced to decipher it. See the entry > Examples: "When Neon first met with 'Longlegs' writer-director Osgood Perkins, [chief marketing officer, Christian] Parkes' team

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00:01:58

doff

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2025/02/27

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 27, 2025 is: doff • \DAHF\ • verb To doff a hat or other piece of clothing is to take it off. // They doffed their coats when they came inside the house. See the entry > Examples: “On the ferry from Oakland to San Francisco [Oscar] Wilde was introduced to a group of reporters who courteously doffed their hats. Wilde failed to return the gesture, much to the annoyance of one interviewer

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00:01:52

ignoramus

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2025/02/26

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 26, 2025 is:ignoramus • \ig-nuh-RAY-mus\ • noun An ignoramus is an utterly ignorant or stupid person. // I can't believe they let an ignoramus like that run the company. See the entry > Examples: "The alleged purpose of the [fee] increase was to discourage young people from taking courses that didn't lead to jobs where the demand for workers was great. Predictably, it didn't work. And

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00:01:55

superfluous

Merriam-Webster"s Word of the Day ·

2025/02/25

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 25, 2025 is:superfluous • \soo-PER-floo-us\ • adjective Superfluous is a formal word used to describe things that exceed what is necessary or sufficient, or that are simply not needed. // Further discussion seems superfluous, given the thorough conversation we just had. See the entry > Examples: “On the final single from his album Manning Fireworks, MJ Lenderman sketches a character

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