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a list giving information about the meanings of specialized words
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There are a number of terms that appear in both this article and other online discussions of the Spelling Bee; a glossary of those terms compiled by Monicat, a Times reader, can be found below.
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 17 May 2025
There’s the obvious proof: a detailed glossary, and a notes and bibliography section that runs over 30 pages.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Ray’s early-season performance highlights a glaring omission in the Krukow and Kuiper glossary from last offseason.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 8 May 2025
From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
Conclave voters urged to elect a pope who seeks unity and avoids personal interest
How long was the longest conclave?
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 17 May 2025
There’s the obvious proof: a detailed glossary, and a notes and bibliography section that runs over 30 pages.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Ray’s early-season performance highlights a glaring omission in the Krukow and Kuiper glossary from last offseason.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 8 May 2025
From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
Conclave voters urged to elect a pope who seeks unity and avoids personal interest
How long was the longest conclave?
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Being the kind of girl who used to read the introductions to dictionaries—and loves etymology enough to subscribe to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)—I had to look it up.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The latest system of this kind supported a dictionary of roughly 1,300 words.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2025
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