🎧 SOFT-PEDAL 🎧
Meaning:
To downplay, reduce, or present something as less important or less intense than it really is.
Example Sentence:
"The manager tried to soft-pedal the issues, but the team knew the problems were serious."
Meaning:
To downplay, reduce, or present something as less important or less intense than it really is.
Example Sentence:
"The manager tried to soft-pedal the issues, but the team knew the problems were serious."
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Cacophony (noun)
Meaning:
A cacophony is a loud, harsh, and unpleasant mix of sounds. It refers to noise that feels chaotic or jarring to the ears.
Example Sentence:
The traffic outside created a cacophony of honking cars and yelling vendors.
Meaning:
A cacophony is a loud, harsh, and unpleasant mix of sounds. It refers to noise that feels chaotic or jarring to the ears.
Example Sentence:
The traffic outside created a cacophony of honking cars and yelling vendors.
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DENOUNCE (verb)
MEANING:
To publicly criticize or accuse someone or something; to strongly condemn an action or behavior.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
The organization denounced the unfair treatment of workers.
MEANING:
To publicly criticize or accuse someone or something; to strongly condemn an action or behavior.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
The organization denounced the unfair treatment of workers.
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DOOMSCROLLING 📱💀
Meaning:
Endlessly scrolling through negative or upsetting news and social media content, even though it makes you feel anxious or stressed.
Example:
"Stop doomscrolling and give your mind a break!"
Meaning:
Endlessly scrolling through negative or upsetting news and social media content, even though it makes you feel anxious or stressed.
Example:
"Stop doomscrolling and give your mind a break!"
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INCIPIENT 🌱
Meaning:
Just beginning to exist or develop; in an early stage.
Example sentence:
"Doctors detected an incipient infection before it became serious."
Meaning:
Just beginning to exist or develop; in an early stage.
Example sentence:
"Doctors detected an incipient infection before it became serious."
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Word of the Day: NIFTY ✨
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
Nifty means smart, clever, or stylish, especially in a practical or impressive way.
Example Sentence:
👉 She found a nifty trick to save time at work.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
Nifty means smart, clever, or stylish, especially in a practical or impressive way.
Example Sentence:
👉 She found a nifty trick to save time at work.
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A watched pot never boils ⏳
Meaning:
When you wait impatiently for something to happen, it feels like it’s taking much longer than it actually is.
Example Sentence:
👉 I kept refreshing my email for the update, but a watched pot never boils.
Meaning:
When you wait impatiently for something to happen, it feels like it’s taking much longer than it actually is.
Example Sentence:
👉 I kept refreshing my email for the update, but a watched pot never boils.
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Penury 💸
Meaning:
Penury means extreme poverty or a severe lack of money or resources.
Example Sentence:
👉 After losing his job, he lived in penury for several years.
Meaning:
Penury means extreme poverty or a severe lack of money or resources.
Example Sentence:
👉 After losing his job, he lived in penury for several years.
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Eloquent 🗣️✨
Meaning:
Eloquent means able to express ideas clearly, fluently, and persuasively, especially in speech or writing.
Example Sentence:
👉 She gave an eloquent speech that moved the entire audience.
Meaning:
Eloquent means able to express ideas clearly, fluently, and persuasively, especially in speech or writing.
Example Sentence:
👉 She gave an eloquent speech that moved the entire audience.
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Clandestine 🕵️♂️
Meaning:
Clandestine means done secretly or kept hidden, especially because it is illegal or disapproved of.
Example Sentence:
👉 They held a clandestine meeting late at night.
Meaning:
Clandestine means done secretly or kept hidden, especially because it is illegal or disapproved of.
Example Sentence:
👉 They held a clandestine meeting late at night.
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Golden Handshake 🤝✨
Meaning:
A golden handshake is a large sum of money or special benefits given to an employee when they leave a job, usually on retirement or early termination.
Example Sentence:
👉 The CEO received a generous golden handshake after stepping down.
Meaning:
A golden handshake is a large sum of money or special benefits given to an employee when they leave a job, usually on retirement or early termination.
Example Sentence:
👉 The CEO received a generous golden handshake after stepping down.
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Make a killing 💰🔥
Meaning:
To make a killing means to earn a very large amount of money, often quickly or easily.
Example Sentence:
👉 She made a killing by investing early in the startup.
Meaning:
To make a killing means to earn a very large amount of money, often quickly or easily.
Example Sentence:
👉 She made a killing by investing early in the startup.
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Denigrate ⚠️
Meaning:
To criticize someone or something unfairly; to speak about them in a way that damages their reputation.
Example sentence:
It’s wrong to denigrate others just to make yourself look better.
Meaning:
To criticize someone or something unfairly; to speak about them in a way that damages their reputation.
Example sentence:
It’s wrong to denigrate others just to make yourself look better.
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Sell yourself short 🙌
Meaning:
To sell yourself short means to underestimate your abilities or worth, often by not giving yourself enough credit.
Example Sentence:
👉 Don’t sell yourself short—you’re more capable than you think.
Meaning:
To sell yourself short means to underestimate your abilities or worth, often by not giving yourself enough credit.
Example Sentence:
👉 Don’t sell yourself short—you’re more capable than you think.
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Break the mould 🔥
Meaning:
To do something in a completely new or different way; to be unique and not follow traditional patterns.
Example sentence:
She truly broke the mould by launching a startup straight out of college.
Meaning:
To do something in a completely new or different way; to be unique and not follow traditional patterns.
Example sentence:
She truly broke the mould by launching a startup straight out of college.
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Wipe the slate clean 🧹
Meaning:
To forget past mistakes or problems and start again with a fresh beginning.
Example sentence:
After the argument, they decided to wipe the slate clean and move forward.
Meaning:
To forget past mistakes or problems and start again with a fresh beginning.
Example sentence:
After the argument, they decided to wipe the slate clean and move forward.
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Chuffed to bits 😄🇬🇧
Meaning:
Extremely pleased or very happy about something. (Informal, mainly British English)
Example sentence:
She was chuffed to bits when she got the promotion.
Meaning:
Extremely pleased or very happy about something. (Informal, mainly British English)
Example sentence:
She was chuffed to bits when she got the promotion.
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Tell off 😤
Meaning:
To tell someone off means to scold or criticize them angrily for doing something wrong.
Example Sentence:
👉 The manager told him off for missing the deadline.
Meaning:
To tell someone off means to scold or criticize them angrily for doing something wrong.
Example Sentence:
👉 The manager told him off for missing the deadline.
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Start from scratch 🔄
Meaning:
To begin again from the very beginning, without using anything that existed before.
Example sentence:
After losing all the data, they had to start from scratch.
Meaning:
To begin again from the very beginning, without using anything that existed before.
Example sentence:
After losing all the data, they had to start from scratch.
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Have something up your sleeve 🎩
Meaning:
To secretly have a plan, idea, or advantage that you can use later—often as a surprise.
Example sentence:
Don’t worry about the presentation; I’ve got something up my sleeve.
Meaning:
To secretly have a plan, idea, or advantage that you can use later—often as a surprise.
Example sentence:
Don’t worry about the presentation; I’ve got something up my sleeve.
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Bump into 🚶♂️💥
Meaning:
To meet someone unexpectedly or by chance.
Example sentence:
I bumped into my old school friend at the mall yesterday.
Meaning:
To meet someone unexpectedly or by chance.
Example sentence:
I bumped into my old school friend at the mall yesterday.
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