‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop': 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update

NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and ...
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5,000 new words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary - including 'rizz', 'dad bod' and 'beast mode'

Over 5,000 new words have been added to Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, as part of the latest edition - and it includes words that have become popular in recent years. "For the first time in ...
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Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 new words in fully revised 'Collegiate' dictionary

Webster is rolling out a fresh edition of its best-selling Collegiate Dictionary, adding more than 5,000 words such as "petrichor," "teraflop," "dumbphone" and "ghost kitchen." ...

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary

The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary” comes 22 years after the book’s last hard-copy update and amid declining U.S. sales for analog dictionaries overall, according to Circana ...