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Lights, Camera, Action! Introducing Image Questions
Mon Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2014

When you play Vocabulary.com, you'll see a wide variety of question types quizzing you on the meanings of words. But so far, the questions have been entirely text-based, relying on definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and example sentences. Today we are pleased to announce a brand-new type of question that takes advantage of the visual potential of vocabulary learning. Continue reading...
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Social Studies and History Teachers - Check this Out!

Help your students better comprehend primary source documents
Wed Aug 03 12:00:00 EDT 2016

Here's how to use Vocabulary.com to prepare your students to read and interpret primary documents. Continue reading...
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Vocabulary Shout-Out: Ann Hornaday for "Risibly"

A word to reach for when describing the ridiculous. Not so much the sublime.
Thu Jul 18 11:30:00 EDT 2013

In a Washington Post review of the recently released summer blockbuster "Pacific Rim," critic Ann Hornaday used the word risibly. Continue reading...
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A Puppy, an Eagle and a Cougar Get into a Skirmish. Who Wins?

Watch the January Vocabulary Bowl Roundup Video. The Results Might Surprise You.
Fri Feb 03 10:32:00 EST 2017

Nimitz snags back-to-back monthly Champions Banners, Lanier still reigns supreme among Middle Schools, and there were so many bald eagles in the top ten ranks, you'd never know they were once an endangered species. The January Vocabulary Bowl results are in, and you can watch all the highlights in the latest Vocabulary Bowl Roundup Video. Continue reading...
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"It's Cool to Be Smart"

Nimitz Pep Rally Celebrates Back-to-Back Banners
Fri Feb 24 13:31:00 EST 2017

The cheerleaders, the dance team and the band all came and did their thing, but his wasn't a pep rally for the basketball team. It was a big awards ceremony at Houston's Nimitz High School for their back-to-back monthly Vocabulary Bowl victories. Continue reading...
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Vocabulary for the Father of All Holidays
Mon Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017

There is so much more to fathers than a bunch of words, but these terms at least cover the tip of the word-berg that describes the changing culture of fatherhood. Continue reading...
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Vocabulary Bowl as Intramural Sport? Bring It!

Baltimore Co. Public Schools Compete to Boost Literacy
Wed Feb 21 18:00:00 EST 2018

How did this large district successfully implement systematic vocabulary instruction mid-year? By creating a custom-size Vocabulary Bowl that encouraged teachers and students from schools across their county to play, compete and learn. Continue reading...
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2021-22 Final Buzzer Roundup: One-Day Challenge

Vocab Bowl One-Day Challenge Stokes Competitive Word-Learning
Mon May 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022

See which schools topped the Vocab Bowl leaderboards in the 2021–2022 Final Buzzer One-Day Challenge. Continue reading...
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Trans-Atlantic Words of the Year
Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 2008

Over on Separated by a Common Language, Lynne Murphy has her own trans-Atlantic twist on the usual Word of the Year selections. Make your nominations for "Best American to British import" and "Best British to American import."
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Commonly confused words

their / there / they're
Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2015

How do you comfort grammar snobs? Pat them on the back and say, their, there. You see, they're easily comforted, but you have to get it in writing because those words sound alike. Their shows possession (their car is on fire), there is a direction (there is the burning car), and they're is short for "they are" (they're driving into the lake). Continue reading...

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