Merriam-Webster Announces “Pandemic” as 2020 Word of the Year
November 30, 2020 07:51 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Springfield, MA, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merriam-Webster, the dictionary publisher helping millions of people understand and use language better, has announced its Word of the Year for...
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Merriam-Webster Launches New Podcast “Word Matters” in Collaboration with NEPM
August 12, 2020 10:59 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Springfield, MA, Aug. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merriam-Webster, the dictionary publisher helping millions of people understand, appreciate, and use language better, today officially announced...
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535 New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster.com
April 29, 2020 08:15 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Springfield, MA, April 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today more than 535 new words and meanings have been added to Merriam-Webster.com, the dictionary helping millions of people understand and use...
Merriam-Webster Announces "They" as 2019 Word of the Year
December 10, 2019 07:08 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Springfield, MA, Dec. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merriam-Webster, the dictionary publisher helping millions of people understand and use language better, has announced its Word of the Year for...
Samsung collaborates with Britannica and Merriam-Webster to bring On This Day and Word of the Day to Samsung’s Family Hub Smart Refrigerators
December 09, 2019 11:50 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Chicago, IL, Dec. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encyclopaedia Britannica, pioneers in curating and disseminating by blending trustable content with technology to meet learning needs, and...
Pure Dictionary Fabulosity
September 17, 2019 05:43 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Springfield, MA, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, in what might be considered an inflection point (“a moment when significant change occurs or may occur”) in the language, more than 530 new...
Merriam-Webster Announces Puku, an Engaging Vocabulary-Building App for Kids
August 20, 2019 11:03 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Springfield, MA, Aug. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merriam-Webster, America’s most-trusted dictionary, is excited to announce the launch of Puku, a fun and motivating vocabulary-building app for...
The Dictionary Gets Buzzy
April 23, 2019 07:01 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Springfield, MA, April 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Buzzy (as in “generating buzz”) joins more than 640 new words and meanings added to Merriam-Webster.com, the dictionary helping millions of people...
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Merriam-Webster Teams Up with Comedian ISMO to Cheer—and Roast—the English Language
January 14, 2019 08:46 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Springfield, MA, Jan. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The charming quirks of the English language are on full display in a series of new videos performed by the Finnish comedian ISMO in cooperation...
Merriam-Webster Announces "Justice" as 2018 Word of the Year
December 17, 2018 06:29 ET | Merriam-Webster Inc.
Springfield, MA, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merriam-Webster, the dictionary publisher helping millions of people understand and use language better, has announced its Word of the Year for...