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00:01:58

hobbit

Merriam-Webster"s Word of the Day ·

2025/03/25

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 25, 2025 is: hobbit • \HAH-bit\ • noun A hobbit is a member of a fictitious peaceful and friendly race of small humanlike creatures that dwell underground. // The story was filled with all sorts of imaginary people, including hobbits. See the entry > Examples: "Hobbits were no part of Tolkien's original plan. They entered rather late and through a side door, as the unexpected central

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00:01:57

garble

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2025/03/24

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 24, 2025 is: garble • \GAR-bul\ • verb To garble something, such as a word, name, message, etc., is to cause it to be unclear or distorted. This type of garbling can be the result of an accident, ignorance, or a transmission error. Garble can also mean "to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning." // I was so nervous I garbled their names. See the entry >

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00:02:05

de rigueur

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2025/03/23

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 23, 2025 is:de rigueur • \duh-ree-GUR\ • adjective De rigueur is a formal adjective that describes things that are necessary if you want to be fashionable, popular, socially acceptable, etc.—in other words, things required by fashion, etiquette, or custom. // Dark sunglasses are de rigueur these days among fashionistas. See the entry > Examples: “Summer swimwear has come a long way since

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00:01:57

neologism

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2025/03/22

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 22, 2025 is: neologism • \nee-AH-luh-jiz-um\ • noun Neologism can refer either to a new word or expression or to a new meaning of an existing word. // I love seeing all the slangy neologisms that pop up on social media every year. See the entry > Examples: "… [U]ndertakers refashioned themselves … as funeral directors over the span of a few decades in the early twentieth century. … [T]he

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00:01:22

permeate

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2025/03/21

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 21, 2025 is: permeate • \PER-mee-ayt\ • verb To permeate is to pass or spread through something. // The scent of lilacs permeated the room. // A feeling of anxiety permeated the office as everyone rushed to meet the deadline. See the entry > Examples: "The smell of sawdust permeates the air, and the din of buzzing chainsaws echoes from crews working to clear debris." — Chris Boyette, CNN,

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00:02:01

vernal

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2025/03/20

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 20, 2025 is: vernal • \VER-nul\ • adjective Vernal is a formal adjective that describes something that relates to or occurs in the spring. // It is such a relief after a long, cold winter to see the trees and flowers in their glorious vernal bloom. See the entry > Examples: “I visited the wetland as best I could, given my professional obligations and peripatetic lifestyle, which often

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00:02:08

juggernaut

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2025/03/19

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 19, 2025 is:juggernaut • \JUG-er-nawt\ • noun A juggernaut is something (such as a force, campaign, or movement) that is extremely large and powerful and cannot be stopped. // The team is a juggernaut this year, winning more games than any team before it has. See the entry > Examples: "[Judd] Apatow talked about the box office success of 'Wicked,' the Universal musical that became a

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00:01:32

admonish

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2025/03/18

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 18, 2025 is: admonish • \ad-MAH-nish\ • verb To admonish someone is to express warning or disapproval towards them, or to urge them to do something. // We were admonished for arriving late to the meeting. // They were admonished to take advantage of the opportunity. See the entry > Examples: "My parents admonished me and my siblings to stay away from the windows." — Jelani Cobb, The New

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00:02:04

limerick

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2025/03/17

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 17, 2025 is: limerick • \LIM-uh-rik\ • noun A limerick is a humorous rhyming poem of five lines. // My limerick received a prize for the funniest poem at the open mic night. See the entry > Examples: "… the play is silly, purposefully stupid and tough for even [Cole] Escola to categorize: 'If I were to call it a farce or a screwball comedy, I feel like actual scholars of comedy would be

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00:02:12

rife

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2025/03/16

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 16, 2025 is: rife • \RYFE\ • adjective Rife usually describes things that are very common and often—though not always—bad or unpleasant. Rife is also commonly used in the phrase “rife with” to mean “copiously supplied” or “having a large amount of; full of.” Unlike most adjectives, rife is not used before a noun. // Speculation about who would be sent to the new office had been rife for weeks. // The

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00:01:52

stratagem

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2025/03/15

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 15, 2025 is: stratagem • \STRAT-uh-jum\ • noun A stratagem is a trick or plan for deceiving an enemy or for achieving a goal. // They devised various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all. See the entry > Examples: "In one illustration of the mashup of sacred and superstitious, [author Tabitha] Stanmore describes a 'trial by combat' ... to win

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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

Merriam-Webster"s Word of the Day ·

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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