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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 21, 2025 is: sedentary \SED-un-tair-ee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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sedentary 1:27

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 21, 2025 is: sedentary • \SED-un-tair-ee\ • adjective Something described as sedentary does or involves a lot of sitting. Sedentary can also mean "not physically active" (as in "a sedentary lifestyle") or "not migratory" (as in "sedentary birds" or "a sedentary civilization"). // Editing the dictionary …

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etymology 1:39

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 20, 2025 is: etymology \eh-tuh-MAH-luh-jee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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veritable 2:02

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 19, 2025 is: veritable \VAIR-uh-tuh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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veritable 2:03

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 19, 2025 is: veritable • \VAIR-uh-tuh-bul\ • adjective Veritable is a formal adjective that means “being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary.” It is often used to stress the aptness of a metaphorical description. // The island is a veritable paradise. // The sale attracted a veri…

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muse 1:57

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 18, 2025 is: muse \MYOOZ\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 17, 2025 is: kibosh \KYE-bosh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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biannual 1:55

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 16, 2025 is: biannual \bye-AN-yuh-wul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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coalesce 1:40

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 15, 2025 is: coalesce \koh-uh-LESS\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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utopia 2:09

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 14, 2025 is: utopia \yoo-TOH-pee-uh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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penultimate 1:52

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 13, 2025 is: penultimate \pih-NUL-tuh-mut\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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penultimate 1:53

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 13, 2025 is: penultimate • \pih-NUL-tuh-mut\ • adjective Penultimate means "occurring immediately before the last one," or in other words, "next to last." A formal adjective, it is always used before the noun it modifies. // The penultimate episode of the TV series features some shocking plot twists tha…

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imprimatur 1:42

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 12, 2025 is: imprimatur \im-pruh-MAH-toor\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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languid 1:55

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 11, 2025 is: languid \LANG-gwid\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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obviate 2:10

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 10, 2025 is: obviate \AHB-vee-ayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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duress 1:53

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 9, 2025 is: duress \dur-RESS\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.