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"Words were precious playthings to Roald Dahl. The Welsh-born writer was a master toymaker with his wildly imaginative prose, embracing spoonerisms [ˈspuːnəˌrɪzəmz] and malapropisms [ˈmæləˌprɑpɪzəm] to invent scrumdiddlyumptious [ˌskrʌmdɪliˈʌmpʃəs] words that tickled the ear and fizzled on the tongue when spoken aloud." — i-news, 21 Dec. 2024
English Feb 7, 2025, 7:22 AM   cowpoke

The actor forgot his lines, so he ad-libbed [ˌædˈlɪb].
English Feb 6, 2025, 6:59 AM   cowpoke

"It's such a canard [kəˈnɑrd] to think young people don't care about great information. They do. ... [W]e have to start thinking, as media, of where they’re getting it." — Kara Swisher, quoted at The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
English Feb 5, 2025, 6:25 AM   cowpoke

Portraits of zaftig [ˈzɑftɪɡ] models are exhibited in the artist's collection.
English Feb 4, 2025, 6:34 AM   cowpoke

"The 1990s were especially disputatious [ˌdɪspjuˈteɪʃəs]; civil wars arose on multiple continents, as did major wars in Europe and Africa." — Paul Poast, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
English Feb 1, 2025, 8:49 AM   cowpoke

"In their young adult years, Mufasa and Taka find their courage and loyalty tested when a group of white lions encroach [ɪnˈkroʊtʃ] upon the pride." — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
English Jan 31, 2025, 7:09 AM   cowpoke

The hikers emerged from the forest to find a green sward [swɔrd] stretching out before them, and dotted with yellow and purple flowers.
English Jan 28, 2025, 6:04 AM   cowpoke

The commencement speaker hoped that her words would edify [ˈɛdəˌfaɪ] the graduates, and give them hope and encouragement.
English Jan 27, 2025, 6:45 AM   cowpoke

“… like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole, Ms. Lakey took a circuitous [sɜrˈkjuːɪtəs] path to open a psychedelic community center. It involved a stint in the Amazon rainforest, a pen-pal in a maximum security federal prison and an auspicious meeting at a sushi restaurant in New Mexico.” — Rachel Nuwer, The New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
English Jan 26, 2025, 7:57 AM   cowpoke

The tri-county fair offers divers [ˈdaɪvərz] amusements for the whole family.
English Jan 24, 2025, 7:34 AM   cowpoke

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