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 some usage examples of our own.
‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop’: 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update
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