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a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order
try to develop the habit of going to the dictionary whenever you encounter an unfamiliar word
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But at least one other finalist has gone old-school, shunning outside help and using the dictionary as his guide.
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
Oxford University Press added the word to its dictionary in 2015.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 May 2026
The academy then takes these requests under advisement and, very occasionally, updates the Esperanto dictionary.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Virginia’s Supreme Court majority sought an answer in dictionaries, which define the word as the act or process of choosing.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
Oxford University Press added the word to its dictionary in 2015.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 May 2026
The academy then takes these requests under advisement and, very occasionally, updates the Esperanto dictionary.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Virginia’s Supreme Court majority sought an answer in dictionaries, which define the word as the act or process of choosing.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
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For travelers stepping into their first Parisian pâtisserie, a few of the treats on offer might already be familiar — some famous French pastries have long since entered the world’s collective culinary lexicon.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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The internet has been lousy with them since the 2000s, long before the acronym entered the lexicon as an outgrowth of the wider financial-independence movement.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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