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Friday words #280

By mike_words | August 27, 2021
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A brown bear sleeping on a log.

the sedate nature of “estivate”; looking up “almanac”

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Friday words #279

By mike_words | August 20, 2021
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A photo of a ginger root including some slices.

the ordeal of “cruentation”; “ginger” roots

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Friday words #278

By mike_words | August 13, 2021
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A hand is pulling a wooden piece out of a Jenga pile.

the precarious situation of the “precariat”; sliding into “glitch”

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Friday words #277

By mike_words | August 6, 2021
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A bundle of vanilla beans.

when “safing” is a good idea; the un-vanilla history of “vanilla”

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Friday words #276

By mike_words | July 30, 2021
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A hand holding a cannabis leaf.

“informal evictions” are not really casual; how “cannabis,” “hemp,” and “canvas” are woven from the same cloth

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Friday words #275

By mike_words | July 16, 2021
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A soldering iron and some solder making a joint on an electrical board

the bad publicity of “hatejacking”; connecting with “soldering”

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Friday words #274

By mike_words | July 9, 2021
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Two turnips and a parsnip on a wooden table

“pawternity” leave for the new pet; taking a “nip” of various vegetables and herbs

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Friday words #273

By mike_words | July 2, 2021
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Painting of the Last Supper.

“FUDGE”-ing whether a word will succeed; a eucharist thanksgiving

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Friday words #272

By mike_words | June 11, 2021
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Someone holding a bunch of shopping bags on both arms.

eager for “revenge spending”; looking at “autopsy” for myself

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Friday words #271

By mike_words | June 4, 2021
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A pill jar on its side with colorful pills spilling out of it.

a good try with “Parker square”; how they cured the word “vitamin”

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