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  Dictionary.Com Names 'Demure' Word Of The Year 2024. Internet Reacts

  At the peak of the trend, demure had 200 times more searches on Dictionary.com than it did on dates preceding August.

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  Dictionary.com's Word Of The Year Chosen Mindfully, Here's What It Is

  The word is a part of a phrase that became a viral sensation in August. It was brought into vogue by TikToker Jools Lebron whose phrase "very demure, very mindful" whose series of videos were later replicated by other influencers and creators.

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  "Nearlywed, Hellscape": Dictionary.com Adds More Than 300 New Words

  Dictionary.com said that "nearlywed" is a person who lives with "another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying".

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  'Woman' Chosen As Dictionary.com's 'Word Of The Year'

  The other words on Dictionary.com's shortlist includes the Ukraine flag emoji, "inflation," "quiet quitting," "democracy," and "Wordle."

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  Thanks To Trump, Online Dictionaries See 'Unpresidented' Boost In Traffic

  Americans are taking note of President Donald Trump's habit of muddling words on his Twitter feed. Every time Trump tweets a misspelling or misuses a word, there is a surge in dictionary searches for the "exact configuration" of the letters he used, according to data released by Dictionary.com. These searches indicate people are taking it upon them...

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  'Xenophobia': Word Of The Year For Online Dictionary

  You might have thought about it, heard it. A lot. You might have even felt it: Dictionary.com's word of the year is "xenophobia."