Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

an international free expression nonprofit. In response to the decision, Merriam-Webster, which has been publishing its dictionary since 1847, said the classic reference guide "enriches education ...

The phrase "we're cooked" usually has a negative connotation. Teens today might not know what it means when someone's "goose ...

Another commonly misused phrase that makes even smart people look uneducated is “one in the same.” The correct version is ...

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US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has acquired a hit Wordle-style game. The original Wordle, created by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle, challenges players to find a five-letter word in ...

“A state of well-being and contentment,” says Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. We’re none the wiser ... He’s never ...

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines democracy as being “a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people ...

Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “volunteer” as “someone who does something without being forced to do it. To enter into ...

In the past, the United States has suffered demagogues like Senator Joseph McCarthy, Father Charles Coughlin, Governor George ...