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contact tracing
Contact tracing is a practice where anyone who may have come into contact with a person infected with a communicable disease is identified, interviewed, monitored, and, often, quarantined. Contact tracing is done to prevent the… -
“Especially” vs. “Specially”
It can be particularly hard to know the difference between especially and specially. These two words—that can both mean “particularly“—look similar, have similar origins, and in some cases, are interchangeable. Not only are they both adverbs, but the difference in their definitions is so nuanced, it may seem impossible to know when to use especially versus specially correctly. The distinction may seem small, but once you …
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Take An Aquarium Word Trip With Dictionary.com And Georgia Aquarium
One of the easiest and most fun learning activities to do while distance learning is to take a virtual field trip. During the Covid-19 pandemic, educational spaces like museums, national parks, and even NASA are opening their doors for virtual tours. For kids who love learning about animals and the environment, one recommended stop is Georgia Aquarium. Even if you don’t live anywhere near Atlanta, …
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Free Pandemic Zoom Backgrounds To Impress Your Coworkers
If video conferencing and Zoom happy hours are our new reality, then backgrounds and filters are our new currency. Zoom backgrounds help you hide the dirty laundry you forgot was piled up behind you, and they give you a pass on having to share the details of your living space with your boss, your teacher, or 35 nosy coworkers. We’ve all seen coworkers rocking backgrounds …
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murder hornet
Murder hornet is a nickname for the Asian giant hornet, a species of hornet native to eastern and southeastern Asia. They are the world’s largest wasp. Murder hornets are especially lethal to honeybee colonies, and… -
Dictionary.com’s Printable Coloring Pages For Kids
New pages added! We’re sure you’ve all been doing a lot of coloring these days … what’s a better activity to pass the time, right? How about printable coloring pages and learning how to define words? OK, that sounds better to us! How to make your own printable dictionary We’ve started to put together a Dictionary.com coloring book. It’s A–Z fun, with a word and …
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“Uncharted” vs. “Unchartered”
Before you dive into the unknown, there’s one thing you should clear up: are you preparing to venture into uncharted or unchartered territory? We’ll make it easy for you: the answer here is uncharted, since you’re going to explore the unknown. So then what is unchartered? Keep reading for more on how to use each of these words and when. What does uncharted mean? The adjective …
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slap
Slap is slang verb meaning “to be excellent or amazing.” It’s especially used to refer to a song someone finds extremely good, as in This song slaps! Translation? When a track makes you want to… -
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