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Can the Dictionary Keep Up?

In Stefan Fatsis’s capacious, and at times score-settling, personal history of the reference book, he reveals what the ...
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Cold Makes Unwise Cracks [Opinion]

Wisecracks — the Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines them as “clever or sarcastic remarks.” Generally, wisecracks aren’t viewed favorably. Neither are what I’m choosing to call unwise cracks.
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Microsoft Bans the Word “Microslop” on Copilot Discord, Gets So Humiliated That It Locks Down the Whole Server

Microsoft banned the phrase "Microslop" on its over-one-year-old Discord server dedicated to Copilot. The backlash was severe ...

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Webster's new international dictionary of the English language,based on the International dictionary of 1890 and 1900.

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With dictionaries, Rep. Neal joins Congressional tradition of regional gifts

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal recently bought Merriam-Webster dictionaries for all 435 members of the U.S. House. In doing so, the Democrat from Springfield participated in a years-old practice on Capitol ...