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  1. Blog Excerpts

    The Cy Young Winner with a Thesaurus in His Locker
    Thu Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2012
    The knuckleballer R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets has won the National League's Cy Young Award, given to the league's best pitcher. We've been Dickey fans ever since we learned that he keeps a dictionary and a thesaurus in his locker. At the beginning of the 2011 baseball season, Ben Zimmer devoted a Word Routes column to Dickey, who had already emerged as a fan favorite, "not just for his way with a knuckleball, but for his way with words." Read it here. Continue reading...

  2. Blog Excerpts

    Words in the Brain
    Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 EDT 2008
    Ever wonder where, exactly, words are stored in your brain? We thought so! Read the Sharp Brains blog's fascinating explanation, plus give your own gray matter a workout with a word-associations exercise. Check it all out here. Continue reading...

  3. Tasty Morsels

    List of the Week: Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake"
    Four new Vocabulary Lists!
    Tue May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Learn four new Vocabulary Lists from Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake: Chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-6, Chapters 7-9, Chapters 10-12.

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  4. Tasty Morsels

    List of the Week: J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter"
    Learn magical vocabulary from this classic
    Tue Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 2013
    As you read J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, learn words like apothecary, cauldron, and warlock with three new lists from this timeless children's classic. Continue reading...

  5. Commonly confused words

    entomology / etymology
    Wed Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2011
    Don’t bug out! Entomology is the study of insects, but etymology is the study of words. They sound similar and both end in -logy, which means “the study of,” but don’t mix them up unless you like completely confusing people. Continue reading...

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    Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2014
    Visiting ISTE? We'll be there and would love a chance to chat with you about vocabulary learning, what you're doing in your classroom or school, and how we can help. Come by Booth #2855 to get a conversation started. Continue reading...

  7. Wordshop

    Staring, Glancing and Glaring Through Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight"
    Thu Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2013
    Despite its popularity among teens, you're not going to find class sets of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series in the English department book rooms across the country. Even if most teachers don't incorporate trendy literature into their class syllabus, it doesn't mean that they can't take advantage of the excitement of the fad and harness it to teach some valuable lessons about writing, editing, and word choice. Continue reading...

  8. Announcements

    Fall 2023 Vocabulary Victors
    Congrats to our Vocabulary Bowl champs!
    Thu Dec 14 05:00:00 EST 2023
    This fall season, 200,000 students collectively mastered over 5 million words in a race for word domination! See which schools made it out on top across every division, state, and province. Continue reading...

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    Now Hear This: Vocabulary.com Speaks!
    Listen and Learn with Our New Spoken Audio Feature
    Tue Dec 06 12:00:00 EST 2016
    When it comes to learning, having multiple ways to access material can be a huge boost to understanding and retention. That's why we're so enthused about our new feature release: spoken audio. Now anyone can hear Vocabulary.com as they play and learn. Continue reading...

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    Wed Mar 19 12:00:00 EDT 2014
    Vocabulary.com for iPad and iPhone hit the #1 spot in the educational app category a day after launch, and reviewers agree. Move over, Candy Crush. Vocabulary.com is a crazy fun addiction you can feel good about. Continue reading...
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