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  1. 2 hours ago

    DELVE : to dig, to search for, or to examine

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  2. 5 hours ago

    indigenous :

    'Indigenous' spiking as more cities rename Columbus Day:
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  3. 8 hours ago

    It's time to retire the "i before e" rule:

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  4. 11 hours ago

    Word of the Day: DELVE - See the full definition here:

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  5. 14 hours ago

    DELVE : to dig, to search for, or to examine

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  6. 21 hours ago

    Word of the Day: LUMINARY

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  7. Oct 11

    LUMINARY : a very famous or successful person

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  8. Oct 11

    Need ideas for Sunday dinner? May we suggest something from our list of surprisingly odd food names?

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  9. Oct 11

    Word of the Day: LUMINARY - See the full definition here:

    5:02 AM - 11 Oct 2015 · Details
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  10. Oct 11

    LUMINARY : a very famous or successful person

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  11. Oct 10

    Word of the Day: WOODEN

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    Oct 10

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  13. Oct 10

    WOODEN : lacking ease or flexibility

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    Oct 10

    Can't stop, ugh! I scored 3520 on the Merriam-Webster "True or False?" Quiz! Test your knowledge via

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    Oct 10 San Diego, CA

    Perfect score & I'm still only 4th place overall. Actually that's not too bad.

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  16. Oct 10

    Take our true or false quiz and post your score!

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  17. Oct 10

    Word of the Day: WOODEN - See the full definition here:

    5:02 AM - 10 Oct 2015 · Details
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  18. Oct 10

    WOODEN : lacking ease or flexibility

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  19. Oct 9

    Word of the Day: INCIDENCE

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