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cockamamie
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 8, 2026 is: cockamamie \kah-kuh-MAY-mee\ adjective Cockamamie describes something that is ridiculous, silly, or incredible. // Instead of being honest, he came up with a cockamamie excuse about why he didn’t turn in his assignment. See the entry > Examples: “As my wife and I plotted our annual family road trip, I made my pitch: A cemetery tour of the Midwest! It would be fun! … ‘It’s cemetery summer,’ I whispered and pumped my fist. A few days after my wife agreed to the plan, I found an even more willing audience for my cockamamie scheme.” —
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abandon
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 7, 2026 is: abandon \uh-BAN-dun\ noun Abandon refers to a feeling or attitude of wild or complete freedom. // The two friends spent the work week looking forward to hitting the clubs together on Friday night and dancing with total abandon . // After years of contemplating, he finally decided to make a career pivot and pursue his passion with reckless abandon . See the entry > Examples: “That experience didn’t just provide her the freedom to fail; it pushed her to take risks with abandon and follow her instincts. Even if that movie wasn’t well-
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quondam
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 6, 2026 is: quondam \KWAHN-dum\ adjective Quondam is an adjective that means “former” or “sometime.” // Many people were surprised to learn that the quondam professor has since become a dancer. See the entry > Examples: “… quondam soccer legend David Beckham and his wife Victoria, formerly known as Posh Spice of the Spice Girls …” — Alex Beam, The Boston Globe , 31 July 2026 Did you know? Looking for an unusual and creative way to say “former”? Quondam (which came to English in the 16th century from Latin quondam , meaning “at one time” or “fo
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effrontery
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 5, 2026 is: effrontery \ih-FRUN-tuh-ree\ noun Effrontery is a formal word that refers to bold shamelessness, or in other words an attitude or way of behaving that is both confident and shocking or rude. // Holly could not believe the sheer effrontery of the student who asked that her grade be changed even though she had completed little of the coursework. See the entry > Examples: “Big Nose kicks up a loud fuss when a squirrel, chipmunk or bird has the effrontery to cross on the deck while he is lazily laying with his eyes peeking out the pati
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fulsome
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 4, 2026 is: fulsome \FULL-sum\ adjective Fulsome describes someone or something that is generous in amount, extent, or spirit. // They were fulsome in their praise of her efforts to raise money for the new wing of the children’s hospital. // A day after offering a weak non-apology for instigating a bases-clearing brawl, the pitcher expressed more fulsome regrets at a press conference, taking full responsibility. See the entry > Examples: “... her archive, now kept at Yale University, forms the basis of this lusty, vibrant and fittingly multi-t
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candidate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 3, 2026 is: candidate \KAN-duh-dayt\ noun A candidate is someone who aspires to or is nominated or qualified for an office, membership, or award. Candidate may also refer to someone likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for something specified (as in "a candidate for surgery"), or to a student in the process of meeting final requirements for a degree (as in "a PhD candidate"). // The hiring team will select the best candidate for the job. See the entry > Examples: "Voters can choose up to three of the candidates on their ballot." — Mary Ram
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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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