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inoculate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 5, 2025 is:

inoculate • \ih-NAHK-yuh-layt\  • verb

To inoculate a person or animal is to introduce immunologically …

Published on 7 hours ago

frowsy

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 4, 2025 is:

frowsy • \FROW-zee\  • adjective

Something described as frowsy has a messy or dirty appearance.

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Published on 1 day, 7 hours ago

alchemy

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 3, 2025 is:

alchemy • \AL-kuh-mee\  • noun

Alchemy refers to a power or process that changes or transforms somethin…

Published on 2 days, 7 hours ago

cajole

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 2, 2025 is:

cajole • \kuh-JOHL\  • verb

To cajole someone is to use flattery or gentle urging to persuade them to d…

Published on 3 days, 7 hours ago

pseudonym

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 1, 2025 is:

pseudonym • \SOO-duh-nim\  • noun

A pseudonym is a name that someone (such as a writer) uses instead of…

Published on 4 days, 7 hours ago

iconoclast

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 30, 2025 is:

iconoclast • \eye-KAH-nuh-klast\  • noun

Iconoclast originally referred to someone who destroys religi…

Published on 5 days, 7 hours ago

exculpatory

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 29, 2025 is:

exculpatory • \ek-SKUL-puh-tor-ee\  • adjective

Something described as exculpatory serves to prove tha…

Published on 6 days, 7 hours ago

sustain

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 28, 2025 is:

sustain • \suh-STAYN\  • verb

To sustain someone or something is to provide what is needed for that pe…

Published on 1 week ago

cornucopia

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 27, 2025 is:

cornucopia • \kor-nuh-KOH-pee-uh\  • noun

A cornucopia, also known as a horn of plenty, is a curved, h…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

unabashed

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 26, 2025 is:

unabashed • \un-uh-BASHT\  • adjective

Someone who is unabashed is not embarrassed or ashamed about op…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago