Hilary
Americannoun
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Also Hilaire a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “cheerful.”
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“E-Moluments,” American University law professor Hilary Allen calls it.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
That was true for Hilary Hodge, who moved from Chicago to Paris in 2017.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
All of my holiday gifts were Hilary Duff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
His co-writer, Hilary Beard, said that he insisted in detailing his infidelity in the book as a cautionary tale to demonstrate what his behavior did to his family and his business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Hilary Putnam, perhaps the most influential analytic philosopher of the second half of the twentieth century, published a famous article called “The Meaning of Meaning” in a learned academic volume.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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