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Have you figured out what those phrases have in common? They were all among the 520 new terms that were added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in January 2021. (Read more of them by clicking here.)
Yes, you read that right. In one month, more than 500 new words were added to our constantly changing vocabulary.
With so much rapid change in the way we communicate, it’s more important than ever to define unfamiliar terms.
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