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8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments
Our maraca shake brings all the hautbois to the yard
Pop Rhetoric: Our Favorites
Rhetorical devices in pop songs
If You Like to Complain About 'Decimate'...
You'll love to hate these other words!
The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
Here's how all this nonsense started
10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
Look what you made us do
15 Cheffy Words for Chefs (and Everyone Else)
Including 'cheffy'
7 Words from Political Scandals
Behind the smoke-filled rooms
10 Phrases from Shakespeare
Where the "wild goose chase" comes from
Has ‘supper’ always meant ‘dinner?'
Your grandmother might answer differently.
11 Words Used to Great Effect by Edgar Allan Poe
The Vocabulary in the Rue Morgue
What Does 'Eighty-Six' Mean?
We won't refuse you service
How a Word Gets into the Dictionary
What our editors are looking for when they enter words in Merriam-Webster.
Why do we 'bury the lede?'
And why isn't it 'bury the lead'?
A Guide to British Noble Titles
Know your Duchess from your Baroness
When is ‘cuffing season'?
Something to do during the cold, dark months.
17 Tasty Names of Appetizers
Enjoy. They're complimentary.
The History of 'Nuclear Family'
Getting at the core of it.
12 Star Wars Words
Enjoy this listicle, you will
Pilfer: How to Play and Win
Welcome to our newest word game
8 Words and Phrases from U.S. Presidents
How to sound presidential
200 New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster.com
The Changing Meaning of 'Elope'
Read this before you elope. Or 'elope.'
10 Better Ways to Say Underwear
Get your knickers in a twist
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