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    19 hours ago

    It's the story of the year and now the word of the year. 'Pandemic' is our 2020 .

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    19 hours ago

    It's the story of the year and now the word of the year. 'Pandemic' is our 2020 .

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    16 hours ago

    It’s no surprise that “pandemic” is 's top . See what other words made the list in 2020:

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    14 hours ago

    Coincidence and personal Twitter history: The first-ever "lookup data report" tweet I made was for the word 'pandemic' in 2009 (for the H1N1 outbreak). I then started posting spikes, and a year later we started the "Trend Watch" feature on the homepage.

    Most looked-up word in the dictionary in April: pandemic. (www.Merriam-Webster.com)
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  5. 14 hours ago

    Along with 'pandemic,' our shortlist includes 'malarkey' (perhaps Joe Biden's favorite word) and 'kraken' (the name of the newest NHL franchise).

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  6. 16 hours ago

    In a special Monday edition of Word Matters, we have and with a behind-the-scenes look at our Word of the Year process (plus a breakdown of the entire shortlist). Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:

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  7. 19 hours ago

    Hello! Today's is 'ambient'

    Word of the Day November 30 2020 - ambient - adjective - AM-bee-unt - existing or present on all sides
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  8. Nov 29

    It's Sunday afternoon, you say?

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  9. Nov 29

    Hello! Today's is 'hinterland'

    Word of the Day November 29 2020 - hinterland - noun - HIN-ter-land - a region not near the coast or a city
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  10. Nov 28

    Caution: this is a rough one.

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  11. Nov 28

    Hello! Today's is 'capitulate'

    Word of the Day November 28 2020 - capitulate - verb - kuh-PIH-chuh-layt - to surrender or cease resisting
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  12. Nov 27

    ascertainment elegy typo Black Friday The words of the week:

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  13. Nov 27

    Well, would you look at that... Apparently there's some kind of deal going on right now too.

    Merriam-Webster holiday cards with the definitions of 'shine' and 'merry' on the front
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  14. Nov 27

    153. 'Crapulence': sickness occasioned by intemperance (as in food or drink)

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  15. Nov 27

    Hello! Today's is 'ulterior'

    Word of the Day November 27 2020 - ulterior - adjective - ul-TEER-ee-er - going beyond what is openly said or shown
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  16. Nov 26

    It's not cheating if you just have the words memorized.

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  17. Nov 26

    How the turkey got its name.

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  18. Nov 26

    We figured out your cooking soundtrack for you.

    This week's Word Matters is made possible by listeners like you. Some of the new questions we received: - How much should I shun 'try and'? - What's up w/ 'lightning' and 'lightening'? - How did you forget [several words] in that other episode?
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  19. Nov 26

    The word 'parade' traces back to the Middle French 'parer,' meaning "to prepare, adorn, dress (a person) with care."

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  20. Nov 26

    Happy ! Today's is 'victual'

    Word of the Day November 26 2020 - victual - noun - VIT-ul - food or supplies of food
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