The word for today is… cohort (noun): 1: companion, colleague 2a: band, group b: a group of individuals having a statistical factor (such as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study c: one of 10 divisions of an ancient Roman legion d: a group of warriors or
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 10, 2024 is: ungainly • \un-GAYN-lee\ • adjective Ungainly usually describes someone or something moving in an awkward or clumsy way, or the awkward, clumsy movements themselves. It can also describe an object that is difficult to handle (especially because
The list of things the tennis world has yet to learn about Lulu Sun is long. The journey of the 123rd-ranked Sun, who is competing in just her second main draw of a Grand Slam, from the qualifying tournament to a quarterfinal berth at Wimbledon – where the women’s
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 9, 2024 is: respite • \RESS-pit\ • noun Respite refers to a short period of time when someone is able to stop doing something that is difficult or unpleasant, or when something difficult or unpleasant stops or is delayed. // The long
The word for today is… assail (verb): 1: to attack violently : assault 2: to encounter, undertake, or confront energetically 3: to oppose, challenge, or criticize harshly and forcefully 4a: to trouble or afflict in a manner that threatens to overwhelm b: to be perceived by (a person, a person’s
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a health practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. Introduction Now that I’m in my eighth decade,
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 8, 2024 is: dicker • \DIK-er\ • verb To dicker is to talk or argue with someone about the conditions of a purchase, agreement, or contract. // My favorite thing about flea markets is dickering over prices. See the entry > Examples:
The word for today is… homage (noun): 1a: a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord b: the relationship between a feudal lord and his vassal c: an act done or payment made in meeting the obligations due from a vassal to a feudal
Down here in Tasmania, we’re used to cold winters, but this last week has been a doozy. For the first time in my 20+ years here, the pipes froze. The frost didn’t lift all day in the shade. The ice we broke off the fish pond one morning
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 7, 2024 is: swole • \SWOHL\ • adjective Someone described as swole is extremely muscular. In other words, they have a physique enhanced by bodybuilding exercises. // Her New Year’s resolution was to get swole, so she signed up with a personal
The word for today is… tendentious (adjective): : marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Tendentious is one of several words English speakers can choose when they want to suggest that someone has made up their mind in advance. You may
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to decimate the IT job market. This isn’t me making a doomsday prediction; it’s fact. After all, why pay a whole team of developers big bucks when you can get the job done in a fraction of the time at fraction of the
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 6, 2024 is: mogul • \MOH-gul\ • noun A mogul is a powerful and influential person. // The music mogul's latest album has been nominated for several awards. See the entry > Examples: "Kenyan media mogul and businesswoman Betty
The word for today is… burgeon (verb): 1a: to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout b: bloom 2: to grow and expand rapidly : flourish Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Burgeon arrived in Middle English as burjonen, a borrowing from the Anglo-French verb burjuner, meaning “to bud
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 5, 2024 is: castigate • \KASS-tuh-gayt\ • verb Castigate is a formal word that means "to criticize harshly." // He was widely castigated for earning millions of dollars in bonuses as the company he was leading slid into insolvency.
The word for today is… palpable (adjective): 1: capable of being touched or felt : tangible 2: easily perceptible : noticeable 3: easily perceptible by the mind : manifest Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Palpable, which has since the 14th century described things that can be literally felt through the skin (such as a
