an international free expression nonprofit. In response to the decision, Merriam-Webster, which has been publishing its ...

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 ...

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

“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 ...

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 ...

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines social media as ... sessions with over 25,000 participants. AOL released a free, standalone version of its instant messenger service in 1997, which ...

Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, a Brooklyn Democrat who sponsored the legislation, said that the new law ends racial ...

But most haven’t really thought about the underlying risks enough. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines risk as the possibility of loss or injury: peril. That’s a rather stark definition ...