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Man gets a year in prison for threatening Merriam-Webster employees over their definitions for...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA stock image shows a dictionary's entry for 'Woman.'Getty Images A California man got a year in...
What headline? Merriam-Webster reveals word of 2022
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Gaslighting” — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. Search for the word on...
Cambridge Dictionary Adds Trans-Inclusive Definition of ‘Woman’
National Review via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Cambridge Dictionary has added a supplementary definition of “woman” that includes transgender...
Man pleads guilty to threatening Merriam-Webster with anti-LGBTQ violence
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA California man who threatened violence against Merriam-Webster, Inc. for its gender definitions...
Islam: The rise of 'woke' culture, or maybe, how it really is
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMerriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines “woke” as being 1. “aware of and actively attentive to...
Opinion/Letters: Rather than ban guns, ban ammunition to end mass shootings
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“We’re not going to eliminate guns any more than we have eliminated vehicles or tobacco,” Nicholas...
Entering a new 'era'? Here's how some people define specific periods in their life.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe English language is constantly evolving. New phrases are created constantly, and existing words...
KC mayor apologizes for city’s ‘inappropriate’ message about Chiefs’ Harrison Butker
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThis story will begin with a dictionary definition. Merriam Webster defines the word “Dox” as “to...
Census lawsuit tossed based on definition of 'whereby'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a public records lawsuit on the 2020 census based on a...
One Senior Place: This Mother's Day show appreciation for the 'Mom' in your life
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year agoQ: How do you define "mother?" A: May 14 is Mother's Day this year. Merriam Webster defines the word...