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Word of the day for October 28
edit · refresh · view Word of the day for October 28 comity n Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony . Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations . On this day in 2009, United States President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. ← yesterday | About Word of the Day Nominate a word Leave feedback | tomorrow →
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Word of the day for October 29
edit · refresh · view Word of the day for October 29 ailurophilia n A fondness or love for cats or other felines . Today is National Cat Day in the U.S.A., which was established on this day in 2005 by the American animal welfare advocate Colleen Paige with the support of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to encourage people to celebrate the companionship provided by cats , and to be aware of the need to rescue and adopt them. ← yesterday | About Word of the Day Nominate a word Leave feedback | tomorrow →
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Word of the day for October 30
edit · refresh · view Word of the day for October 30 bothy n ( chiefly Northern Ireland , Northumberland , Scotland ) A small cottage or hut ; specifically ( Scotland ) , one often left unlocked for communal use in a remote , often mountainous , area by hikers , labourers , etc. A building for workers to rest in. ( agriculture , historical ) A building on a farm , sometimes with just one room , for (usually unmarried male ) farmworkers or other labourers to live in. The Gaelic festival of Samhain , which marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter , begins on the night of 3
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Word of the day for October 31
edit · refresh · view Word of the day for October 31 walking corpse syndrome n ( psychiatry , informal ) Synonym of Cotard's syndrome ( “ a rare mental disorder in which the patient believes they are dead ( figuratively or literally ), do not exist , or have lost parts of the body ” ) . Boo ! Happy Halloween ! ← yesterday | About Word of the Day Nominate a word Leave feedback | tomorrow →
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Word of the day for November 1
edit · refresh · view Word of the day for November 1 metonymy n ( rhetoric ) ( uncountable ) The use of a single characteristic or part of a concept , object , or phenomenon to identify the whole , or a related thing ; also ( semantics ) the process of semantic association involved in interpreting or producing this. ( countable ) Synonym of metonym ( “ a term which identifies a concept, object, or phenomenon from a single characteristic or part of it, or from a related thing ” ) . ( by extension , countable ) A thing which is used to represent or symbolize something else; a representation , a
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Word of the day for November 2
edit · refresh · view Word of the day for November 2 deadname v ( especially LGBTQ ) ( transitive ) To refer to (someone, especially a transgender person who has changed their name ) by a previous name. ( intransitive ) To refer to someone, especially a transgender person who has changed their name, by a previous name. deadname n ( especially LGBTQ ) A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name. The American singer Shirley Ellis released her song “ The Name Game ” this month in 1964. ← yesterday | About Word of the Day Nominate a word Leave fee
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Siege Engine
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Gravitational Square Wave
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Earth Sized Planets
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Elevators
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disparate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 26, 2026 is: disparate \DISS-puh-rut\ adjective Disparate things are noticeably distinct from one another in quality or character. Disparate can also describe something that contains or is made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements. // The orchestral project joins disparate musical elements to create a truly original sound. See the entry > Examples: "Some of the spacious galleries feature a single artist ... one is devoted to murals, another to architecture, but many are organized by themes rather than genre, period, plac
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milieu
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 27, 2026 is: milieu \meel-YOO\ noun Milieu is a formal word that refers to the physical or social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops. // Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jean Toomer were among the many writers who flourished in the intellectual milieu of the Harlem Renaissance. See the entry > Examples: “‘Hombre al Agua’ starts out playful and grows more overtly comic, particularly once politics is thrown into the mix. At one point, a character compares the film’s milieu , the world of the rich, to ol
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grotesque
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 28, 2026 is: grotesque \groh-TESK\ adjective Grotesque describes something that is very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural. It can also describe something that is extremely different from what is expected or usual. // She opted for a scary Halloween costume, complete with a grotesque monster mask. // Their claim is a grotesque distortion of the facts. See the entry > Examples: "At the heart of Mary Shelley's 1818 classic Frankenstein and its many pop culture adaptations is the scene in the mad scientist’s lab where Victor Fr
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shindig
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 29, 2026 is: shindig \SHIN-dig\ noun Shindig is an informal word for a big party. // Our friends are in town this weekend, so we’re hosting a shindig at our place on Saturday night. See the entry > Examples: “It’s the night before Halloween, and a couple of hundred young people dressed up as witches or Labubu toys are dancing at a warehouse-style bar beside a subway station in Brooklyn. But this is no ordinary Halloween shindig .” — Michael Koziol, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), 3 Nov. 2025 Did you know? At a glance, shindig appears to combine
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reticent
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 30, 2026 is: reticent \RET-uh-sunt\ adjective Someone may be described as reticent if they are feeling or showing reluctance, that is, hesitation or unwillingness to do something. Reticent can also describe someone who is reserved, inclined to be silent or uncommunicative about things. // The team was reticent to spend such a large amount of money, even for an all-star free agent. // He’s always been reticent about discussing personal matters at work. See the entry > Examples: “It can be dangerous and difficult for journalists to report in war
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wraith
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 31, 2026 is: wraith \RAYTH\ noun Wraith refers to the spirit of a dead person, or in other words, a ghost. // The most frightening scene from the movie featured a vengeful wraith creeping slowly up behind the main characters. See the entry > Examples: "Nearly every storyteller knew the legend of the ghostly woman dressed in white, forever searching for her husband. ... Like all good desert legends, the facts shifted with the wind, but the ending was always the same: if you wandered too far into the dunes, you just might hear the wraith calling
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Pyrrhic
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 1, 2026 is: Pyrrhic \PEER-ik\ adjective The adjective Pyrrhic describes something that is achieved at an excessive cost. It is usually used to describe a victory, a Pyrrhic victory being one that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it. // The basketball team’s comeback in the final minutes turned out to be a Pyrrhic victory as the star center injured her ankle. See the entry > Examples: “… where I work, some of my colleagues have suggested that … universities ought to wean themselves off federal grants and become fully fisc
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satiate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 2, 2026 is: satiate \SAY-shee-ayt\ verb To satiate a need, desire, etc., is to satisfy it fully. // The new restaurant’s menu promises to satiate diners’ cravings for comfort food, offering fresh spins on classic, time-honored fare. See the entry > Examples: “Powell was one of scores of Taylor Swift fans and inquisitive passersby who braved the New York City heat Thursday to satiate their curiosity about what many are calling the wedding of the century and the American equivalent of royal nuptials.” — Kaitlyn Huamani and Jake Offenhartz, The A
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Skit hits back at AI job interviews
"AI is doing job interviews now—but candidates say they’d rather risk staying unemployed than talk to another robot", Fortune 8/2/2025: AI is replacing human hiring managers in job interviews—and candidates are pushing back. Despite being unemployed, professionals told Fortune they’re refusing to take calls with bots, calling it an “added indignity” and a red flag […]
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