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Archive of the "Engineering Word Of The Day" podcast, an informal show on engineering jargon. Powered by Pios Labs. Also playing short clips previewing other projects from Pios Labs. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-education/support
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Culinary Word of the Day is hosted by chef and author Jenn de la Vega. Subscribe to short, educational weekly dispatches to expand your vocabulary of the comestible across agriculture, technology, cooking techniques, food trends, and international cuisine. Esculentè is a behind-the-scenes conversation podcast hosted by Jenn de la Vega and research producer Alicia Book. For every three culinary words, Jenn and Alicia discuss material from the cutting room floor in a series of bonus episodes. ...
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Welcome to Tony Sam's Word of the Day Podcast! You may think you know what words mean, but YOU DON'T! Lucky for you, Tony Sam DOES. Tony Sam graduated magna cum laude from the Harvard School of Law and has been fascinated with the evolution of the English language as far back as he can remember. Currently serving as a Judge in the 23rd Circuit Court of Illinois, he finds time to learn more about words whenever he’s not walking his prized Labrador, Marshall. His other accolades include gradua ...
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 23, 2025 is: de rigueur • \duh-ree-GUR\ • adjective De rigueur is a formal adjective that describes things that are necessary if you want to be fashionable, popular, socially acceptable, etc.—in other words, things required by fashion, etiquette, or custom. // Dark sunglasses are de rigueur these days amo…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 22, 2025 is: neologism • \nee-AH-luh-jiz-um\ • noun Neologism can refer either to a new word or expression or to a new meaning of an existing word. // I love seeing all the slangy neologisms that pop up on social media every year. See the entry > Examples: "… [U]ndertakers refashioned themselves … as fune…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 21, 2025 is: permeate • \PER-mee-ayt\ • verb To permeate is to pass or spread through something. // The scent of lilacs permeated the room. // A feeling of anxiety permeated the office as everyone rushed to meet the deadline. See the entry > Examples: "The smell of sawdust permeates the air, and the din o…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 20, 2025 is: vernal • \VER-nul\ • adjective Vernal is a formal adjective that describes something that relates to or occurs in the spring. // It is such a relief after a long, cold winter to see the trees and flowers in their glorious vernal bloom. See the entry > Examples: “I visited the wetland as best …
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 19, 2025 is: juggernaut • \JUG-er-nawt\ • noun A juggernaut is something (such as a force, campaign, or movement) that is extremely large and powerful and cannot be stopped. // The team is a juggernaut this year, winning more games than any team before it has. See the entry > Examples: "[Judd] Apatow talk…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 18, 2025 is: admonish • \ad-MAH-nish\ • verb To admonish someone is to express warning or disapproval towards them, or to urge them to do something. // We were admonished for arriving late to the meeting. // They were admonished to take advantage of the opportunity. See the entry > Examples: "My parents a…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 17, 2025 is: limerick • \LIM-uh-rik\ • noun A limerick is a humorous rhyming poem of five lines. // My limerick received a prize for the funniest poem at the open mic night. See the entry > Examples: "… the play is silly, purposefully stupid and tough for even [Cole] Escola to categorize: 'If I were to ca…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 16, 2025 is: rife • \RYFE\ • adjective Rife usually describes things that are very common and often—though not always—bad or unpleasant. Rife is also commonly used in the phrase “rife with” to mean “copiously supplied” or “having a large amount of; full of.” Unlike most adjectives, rife is not used before…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 15, 2025 is: stratagem • \STRAT-uh-jum\ • noun A stratagem is a trick or plan for deceiving an enemy or for achieving a goal. // They devised various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all. See the entry > Examples: "In one illustration of the mashup of sacr…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 14, 2025 is: bamboozle • \bam-BOO-zul\ • verb To bamboozle someone is to deceive, trick, or confuse them. // The salesperson bamboozled us into getting a more expensive item than we had planned to buy. See the entry > Examples: "'We're not trying to make a perfect film that's, like, got a twist: Oh my God…
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