Current Events
Current events in the US and the world include pretty specific language about what is going on. Learn more about that nuanced language in these articles!
A Brief History of Word Games
How ’90s Fashion Left Its Mark on Our Vocabulary
What Is Pickleball? All About the Kitchen and Other Pickleball Terms
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“Inflation” vs. “Deflation”: Understanding The Effect Of Their Differences
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Japanese Words That Grab The Olympics Limelight
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Piblings & Niblings: Do You Know These Words For Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, & Nephews?
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How Young People Are Redefining “Transgender” And “Nonbinary”
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The Forgotten Verses of “The Star-Spangled Banner”
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Laying Down The Law On “Sedition” vs. “Treason” vs. “Insurrection” vs. “Coup”
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What Is In The Oath Of Office?
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5 More Pandemic Words & Phrases People Want To Stop Hearing
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Free Pandemic Zoom Backgrounds To Impress Your Coworkers
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What Are Antibodies, And Do They Kill Viruses?
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Coronavirus: The Words You Need To Understand The News
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Dictionary.com’s Words to Inspire You for Earth Day
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Is The Coronavirus A Plague?
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Delegate vs. Superdelegate: What’s The Difference?
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What’s The Difference Between “Caucus” vs. “Primary”?
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What Does It Mean To Be Asexual?
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Why Is “Bisexual” Such A Charged Word?
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What Were The Most Searched Words In The Beginning Of 2019?
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Why Can’t Women Swear?
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Why Are People Getting “Canceled”?
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Why “Boys Will Be Boys” But Not “Girls Will Be Girls”?
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Why The Turducken Is One Of The Best Word Plays Of All Time
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Incumbent, Misogynistic and Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com
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“Spring Forward, Fall Back” and Other Memory Tricks
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Last Month In Pop Language: “I Like It” And Other July #1s
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The United States Of Diversity: Borders
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Manchurian Candidate And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com
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Posthumously And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com
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Outcry And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com
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Curling And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com
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Why Do We Call It A “Wife Beater” Shirt?
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Why Did Twitter Change Their Character Limit To 280 Characters?
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What’s Nuclear About A Football?
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What Does The “Bee” In Spelling Bee Mean Exactly?
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What Does “Winter Solstice” Mean?
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Dear Dad: Trending Lookups for Father’s Day
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Why Is It Called America, Not Columbusia?
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What Certain Flowers Are Saying
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Words To Remember Every 13 Years
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What Words Make a “Supermoon” Super?
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What Is The Lesser-Known Language Millions Of People Speak In Spain?
