Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 word of the year captures an ‘unhealthy’ modern phenomenon

Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on “parasocial,” used to describe a connection that ...
NPR

'Dictionary Stories' Fictionalizes Dictionary Example Sentences

Look up any word in the dictionary, and there will be an example of that word in a sentence. Author Jez Burrows's book Dictionary Stories expands those sentences into works of fiction. Unless you're a ...

Parasocial, how you may have felt after Taylor Swift's engagement, is Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year

Many fans of Taylor Swift showed parasocial relationships with the pop star after her engagement to Travis Kelce.
Slate

Poignant Short Stories Composed Entirely of Example Sentences From the Dictionary

One of my favorite parts of the Scripps National Spelling Bee is when the contestants ask for a word to be used in a sentence. The sentences—which occasionally name-drop Drake or quote Kelis—are gems ...