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Recent Examples on the Web The Smiley dictionary systematically removed the dash symbol that represented a nose, sorting icons into 11 separate categories. Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024 But when [bad actors] include every word from the dictionary and every combination of it, [does the average person] have to worry about it? Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024 Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2024 By 2003, that range had expanded considerably, with more than 887 original icons in the Smiley dictionary divided into a total of 23 categories, including new genres such as religion, science, transportation, weather, flowers, celebrities and instruments. Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dictionary 

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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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