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‘Cleave’ can refer to splitting something apart.
‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things.
…what?
A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’
‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things.
…what?
A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
‘Cleave’ can refer to splitting something apart.
‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things.
…what?
A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’
‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things.
…what?
A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’
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peek = 🫣
peak = 🗻
pique = 👀
peak = 🗻
pique = 👀
January 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
peek = 🫣
peak = 🗻
pique = 👀
peak = 🗻
pique = 👀
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Billy Joel gave a surprise performance for the first time since revealing he has a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Billy Joel performs live for first time since brain disorder diagnosis
Billy Joel gave a surprise performance for the first time since revealing he has a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Billy Joel gave a surprise performance for the first time since revealing he has a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus.
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The steaks can't be higher...
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The steaks can't be higher...
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Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Let's. Go.
January 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Let's. Go.
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Technically, ‘should of’ is ‘should have,’ but we’re all about showing grace in the new year.
December 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Technically, ‘should of’ is ‘should have,’ but we’re all about showing grace in the new year.
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Merriam Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Merriam Christmas
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The musician who leads the annual event cancelled it because of the move to put President Donald Trump’s name on the center without approval from Congress.
Xmas Eve blues: Kennedy Center jazz show cancelled over Trump renaming
The musician who leads the annual event cancelled it because of the move to put President Donald Trump’s name on the center without approval from Congress.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The musician who leads the annual event cancelled it because of the move to put President Donald Trump’s name on the center without approval from Congress.
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‘Soup’ was a slang term for drugs that were injected into a horse to make it run faster.
A racehorse that was on PEDs was said to be ‘souped up.’
We now use the term to refer to anything that is enhanced.
A racehorse that was on PEDs was said to be ‘souped up.’
We now use the term to refer to anything that is enhanced.
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
‘Soup’ was a slang term for drugs that were injected into a horse to make it run faster.
A racehorse that was on PEDs was said to be ‘souped up.’
We now use the term to refer to anything that is enhanced.
A racehorse that was on PEDs was said to be ‘souped up.’
We now use the term to refer to anything that is enhanced.
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Thanks GlobalTV Canada! 🇨🇦
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Thanks GlobalTV Canada! 🇨🇦
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Your lips only touch for four letters of the alphabet.
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Your lips only touch for four letters of the alphabet.
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Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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Rob Reiner, the celebrated actor, director and producer whose work shaped American television and cinema for decades, has died at 78, according to Variety and TMZ. bit.ly/4iXWy5Z
December 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Rob Reiner, the celebrated actor, director and producer whose work shaped American television and cinema for decades, has died at 78, according to Variety and TMZ. bit.ly/4iXWy5Z
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Is it 'Winter' or 'winter'?
The seasons are common nouns, not proper nouns, so they are not usually capitalized.
They should be capitalized when they are the first word of a sentence or in titles, and in cases where they are being personified, as in poetry.
The seasons are common nouns, not proper nouns, so they are not usually capitalized.
They should be capitalized when they are the first word of a sentence or in titles, and in cases where they are being personified, as in poetry.
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Is it 'Winter' or 'winter'?
The seasons are common nouns, not proper nouns, so they are not usually capitalized.
They should be capitalized when they are the first word of a sentence or in titles, and in cases where they are being personified, as in poetry.
The seasons are common nouns, not proper nouns, so they are not usually capitalized.
They should be capitalized when they are the first word of a sentence or in titles, and in cases where they are being personified, as in poetry.
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The first known use of ‘conspiracy theory’ was in 1863…or so they want you to believe.
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The first known use of ‘conspiracy theory’ was in 1863…or so they want you to believe.
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Merriam quits the high-stakes world of lexicography to teach at a college in Springfield, MA…where Webster just became the head librarian.
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Merriam quits the high-stakes world of lexicography to teach at a college in Springfield, MA…where Webster just became the head librarian.
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
Wordle 1,613 4/6*
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⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
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November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Wordle 1,613 4/6*
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⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Our love language is American English.
Also, receiving gifts.
Also, receiving gifts.
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Our love language is American English.
Also, receiving gifts.
Also, receiving gifts.
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ultimate = last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ultimate = last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
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‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
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The 'lady' in 'ladybugs' refers to the Virgin Mary.
First of all, there are over 5,000 varieties of ladybugs.
However, the first type of these beetles to be called a 'ladybug' had 7 spots which were thought to symbolize the 7 sorrows she suffered.
First of all, there are over 5,000 varieties of ladybugs.
However, the first type of these beetles to be called a 'ladybug' had 7 spots which were thought to symbolize the 7 sorrows she suffered.
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The 'lady' in 'ladybugs' refers to the Virgin Mary.
First of all, there are over 5,000 varieties of ladybugs.
However, the first type of these beetles to be called a 'ladybug' had 7 spots which were thought to symbolize the 7 sorrows she suffered.
First of all, there are over 5,000 varieties of ladybugs.
However, the first type of these beetles to be called a 'ladybug' had 7 spots which were thought to symbolize the 7 sorrows she suffered.
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Bees??
The Middle English word ‘bede’ meant “prayer.”
People started to keep track of their prayers with a string of little balls.
We now call those little balls “beads.”
The Middle English word ‘bede’ meant “prayer.”
People started to keep track of their prayers with a string of little balls.
We now call those little balls “beads.”
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Bees??
The Middle English word ‘bede’ meant “prayer.”
People started to keep track of their prayers with a string of little balls.
We now call those little balls “beads.”
The Middle English word ‘bede’ meant “prayer.”
People started to keep track of their prayers with a string of little balls.
We now call those little balls “beads.”
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‘Vacant’ means open or free.
‘Vacation’ means freedom from work.
Ok, time for a break.
‘Vacation’ means freedom from work.
Ok, time for a break.
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
‘Vacant’ means open or free.
‘Vacation’ means freedom from work.
Ok, time for a break.
‘Vacation’ means freedom from work.
Ok, time for a break.