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Dictionary.com [http://www.dictionary.com/] Thesaurus.com My Account Log Out Log In Try Our Apps About Careers Leadership Press Contact Follow 65.6k follow Dictionary.com Dictionary.com Word of the Day Translate Games Blog Thesaurus.com Apps Favorites Log In Log Out follow Dictionary.com We help more than 70 million monthly users unlock the power of language daily. Our foundation in technology allows us to innovate on our ever-expanding corpus of more than 1.7 million words with deep insights about trends and usage, and provide meaningful, intuitive solutions for the expanding language of a connected world. Media Contact Jenny Davis 925-935-2558 Jenny@dottedlinecomm.com Press Releases In the News Awards March 23, 2016 Ambivalent, Bare, Chagrined: Dictionary.com Names the ABCs of College Student Searches Dictionary.com today released Your College in a Word, the most popular definitions searched at colleges and universities from coast to coast. The list includes top-seeded NCAA March Madness schools, the Ivy League, and campuses in New England, Massachusetts, and Texas February 29, 2016 Rock the Vocab: From Apocalyptic to Utterly, Dictionary.com Uncovers Presidential Candidates’ Favorite Words As front-runners for the Democratic and Republican nominations will further emerge based on Super Tuesday results, Dictionary.com, the online and mobile resource dedicated to helping users master the art of language, today unveiled Your Candidate in a Word, a compelling look at the language favored by the current top presidential hopefuls. December 8, 2015 DICTIONARY.COM NAMES ‘IDENTITY’ 2015 WORD OF THE YEAR Today Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile resource for everything word related, announces its Word of the Year. Over the past year, headlines tied to gender, sexuality and race dominated the news. In particular, many of the year’s biggest stories focused on the way in which individuals or members of a group are perceived, understood, accepted or shut out. Reflecting the rapidly expanding and increasingly fluid nature of conversations about gender and sexuality in particular, the Dictionary.com Word of the Year is identity. November 10, 2015 New Words Added To Dictionary.com Today Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile resource for everything word related, announces the latest additions to its dictionary. With over 150 new words and definitions added, and over 1,000 revisions, this update continues to show how social media and digital culture, in particular, affect our communication and ever-evolving language. October 15, 2015 Celebrating Dictionary.com’s 20th Birthday with a Look Back at Two Decades of Language Evolution Twenty years ago, friend was used primarily as a noun and no one was asking to be pinged with takeaways from a meeting. The English language is evolving more quickly than ever, and for the past 20 years Dictionary.com, the leading digital resource for everything word-related, has kept pace with the evolution of our cultural lexicon. The company celebrates turning 20 years old with a look back at 20 words whose definitions have expanded in popular use over the past two decades. August 20, 2015 Dictionary.com Study Identifies Most Bothersome Misspelled Words and Commonly Confused Terms Spelling and grammar mistakes is a common annoyance of many Americans. If you’re bothered by the incorrect grammar in that first sentence, count yourself among the six in 10 Americans (59 percent) who say that improper grammar is their biggest annoyance when it comes to the English language, according to a new study, Grammar Gripes 2015, released today by Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile resource for everything word related. July 22, 2015 Dictionary.com Mobile Apps Surpass 100 Million Downloads Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile resource for everything word related, today announced its apps have surpassed 100 million downloads across all mobile platforms. Available on all mobile devices, May 6, 2015 Dictionary.com Announces the Latest Additions to its Dictionary Today Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile resource for everything word related, announces the latest additions to its dictionary, with a focus on new and updated technology terms, among hundreds of other new words and thousands of revised definitions to reflect the ever-evolving English language. April 23, 2015 Dictionary.com Unveils New App Functionality for Apple Watch at Launch Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile resource for everything word related, today announced new functionality in the Dictionary.com app to provide customized support for the Apple Watch. Dictionary.com services include access to millions of English definitions, synonyms, pronunciations and example sentences, which can now be easily accessed right from a user’s wrist. February 26th, 2015 Dictionary.com Unveils New Word of the Day Experience Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile resource for everything word related, today announced its brand new Word of the Day landing page, with new content and features, including an innovative search functionality that allows users to find the Word of the Day from any date over the past 15 years. Now, users can increase their vocabulary with Word of the Day alerts through email, mobile, and social alerts, as well as find words associated with their favorite dates, from birthdays to anniversaries and holidays. March 22, 2016 Dictionary.com Wins Shorty Award for Best Multi-Platform Social Media Campaign Dictionary.com Wins Shorty Award for New Words Video Campaign (Ad Week) November 10, 2015 Dictionary.com Adds Over 150 New Words and Definitions Dictionary.com Adds Over 150 New Words and Definitions (Time Magazine) November 10, 2015 Yaaas: New Dictionary.com Definitions Are on Fleek Yaaas: New Dictionary.com Definitions Are on Fleek (Los Angeles Times) August 20, 2015 Grammar Gripes of 2015: Americans Vent About Spelling, Typos and More (International Business Times) May 6, 2015 Brogrammer, Hyperlocal: Dictionary.com Adds Words (USA Today) May 6, 2015 Dictionary.com Adds New Definition of “Basic” (Huffington Post) Dictionary.com: 3rd Most Useful App and Best App for Language Reference Tabby Awards winner: Best tablet apps for customers Top 10 back-to-school iPhone apps About Terms Privacy Careers Apps Contact Us © 2016 Dictionary.com, LLC.