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National Coming Out Day 2025 | October 11, 2025 | Awareness Days
National Coming Out Day 2025 is an annual observance dedicated to celebrating and supporting individuals in the LGBTQ+ community as they share their authentic
www.awarenessdays.com
Here's something that may or may not surprise you,
I hummed and hawed over sending all of you (as in the world) this for way too long (like around 60 years too long!), but as you are reading this, I've obviously made my mind up.
www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-da...
1/15
I hummed and hawed over sending all of you (as in the world) this for way too long (like around 60 years too long!), but as you are reading this, I've obviously made my mind up.
www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-da...
1/15
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Persiflage
ˈpərsəˌfläZH
Noun
Light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.
Persiflage
ˈpərsəˌfläZH
Noun
Light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Persiflage
ˈpərsəˌfläZH
Noun
Light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.
Persiflage
ˈpərsəˌfläZH
Noun
Light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.
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Portage
ˈpôrdij
Noun
The carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters.
A place where carrying a boat is necessary.
(archaic) The action of carrying or transporting something.
Portage
ˈpôrdij
Noun
The carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters.
A place where carrying a boat is necessary.
(archaic) The action of carrying or transporting something.
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Portage
ˈpôrdij
Noun
The carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters.
A place where carrying a boat is necessary.
(archaic) The action of carrying or transporting something.
Portage
ˈpôrdij
Noun
The carrying of a boat or its cargo between two navigable waters.
A place where carrying a boat is necessary.
(archaic) The action of carrying or transporting something.
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Dirigible
dəˈrijəb(ə)l
Noun
A dirigible airship, especially one with a rigid structure.
Adjective
Capable of being steered, guided, or directed.
Dirigible
dəˈrijəb(ə)l
Noun
A dirigible airship, especially one with a rigid structure.
Adjective
Capable of being steered, guided, or directed.
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Dirigible
dəˈrijəb(ə)l
Noun
A dirigible airship, especially one with a rigid structure.
Adjective
Capable of being steered, guided, or directed.
Dirigible
dəˈrijəb(ə)l
Noun
A dirigible airship, especially one with a rigid structure.
Adjective
Capable of being steered, guided, or directed.
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Verdant
ˈvərd(ə)nt
Adjective
(Of countryside) Green with grass or other rich vegetation.
Of the bright green color of lush grass.
Verdant
ˈvərd(ə)nt
Adjective
(Of countryside) Green with grass or other rich vegetation.
Of the bright green color of lush grass.
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Verdant
ˈvərd(ə)nt
Adjective
(Of countryside) Green with grass or other rich vegetation.
Of the bright green color of lush grass.
Verdant
ˈvərd(ə)nt
Adjective
(Of countryside) Green with grass or other rich vegetation.
Of the bright green color of lush grass.
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Synchronicity
ˌsiNGkrəˈnisədē
Noun
The simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
Another term for synchrony.
Synchronicity
ˌsiNGkrəˈnisədē
Noun
The simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
Another term for synchrony.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Synchronicity
ˌsiNGkrəˈnisədē
Noun
The simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
Another term for synchrony.
Synchronicity
ˌsiNGkrəˈnisədē
Noun
The simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
Another term for synchrony.
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Declivity
dəˈklivədē
Noun
A downward slope.
Declivity
dəˈklivədē
Noun
A downward slope.
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Declivity
dəˈklivədē
Noun
A downward slope.
Declivity
dəˈklivədē
Noun
A downward slope.
Ossified
ˈäsəˌfīd
Adjective
Having turned into bone or bony tissue.
Having become rigid or fixed in attitude or position.
ˈäsəˌfīd
Adjective
Having turned into bone or bony tissue.
Having become rigid or fixed in attitude or position.
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Ossified
ˈäsəˌfīd
Adjective
Having turned into bone or bony tissue.
Having become rigid or fixed in attitude or position.
ˈäsəˌfīd
Adjective
Having turned into bone or bony tissue.
Having become rigid or fixed in attitude or position.
Word of the day
Gregarious
ɡrəˈɡerēəs
Adjective
(Of a person) Fond of company; sociable.
(Of animals) Living in flocks or loosely organized communities.
(Of plants) Growing in open clusters or in pure associations.
Gregarious
ɡrəˈɡerēəs
Adjective
(Of a person) Fond of company; sociable.
(Of animals) Living in flocks or loosely organized communities.
(Of plants) Growing in open clusters or in pure associations.
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Gregarious
ɡrəˈɡerēəs
Adjective
(Of a person) Fond of company; sociable.
(Of animals) Living in flocks or loosely organized communities.
(Of plants) Growing in open clusters or in pure associations.
Gregarious
ɡrəˈɡerēəs
Adjective
(Of a person) Fond of company; sociable.
(Of animals) Living in flocks or loosely organized communities.
(Of plants) Growing in open clusters or in pure associations.
Got to figure how to open up this shark @bruceshark.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Got to figure how to open up this shark @bruceshark.bsky.social
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Breviloquent
brəˈviləkwənt
Adjective
(Of a person, speech, or style of writing) Using very few words; concise.
Breviloquent
brəˈviləkwənt
Adjective
(Of a person, speech, or style of writing) Using very few words; concise.
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Breviloquent
brəˈviləkwənt
Adjective
(Of a person, speech, or style of writing) Using very few words; concise.
Breviloquent
brəˈviləkwənt
Adjective
(Of a person, speech, or style of writing) Using very few words; concise.
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Outré
o͞oˈtrā
Adjective
Unusual and startling.
Outré
o͞oˈtrā
Adjective
Unusual and startling.
November 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Outré
o͞oˈtrā
Adjective
Unusual and startling.
Outré
o͞oˈtrā
Adjective
Unusual and startling.
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Epistemology
əˌpistəˈmäləjē
Noun
The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. The investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
Epistemology
əˌpistəˈmäləjē
Noun
The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. The investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Epistemology
əˌpistəˈmäləjē
Noun
The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. The investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
Epistemology
əˌpistəˈmäləjē
Noun
The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. The investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
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Dynamism
ˈdīnəˌmizəm
Noun
The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
The quality of being dynamic and positive in attitude.
(Philosophy) The theory that phenomena of matter or mind are due to the action of forces rather than to motion or matter.
Dynamism
ˈdīnəˌmizəm
Noun
The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
The quality of being dynamic and positive in attitude.
(Philosophy) The theory that phenomena of matter or mind are due to the action of forces rather than to motion or matter.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Dynamism
ˈdīnəˌmizəm
Noun
The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
The quality of being dynamic and positive in attitude.
(Philosophy) The theory that phenomena of matter or mind are due to the action of forces rather than to motion or matter.
Dynamism
ˈdīnəˌmizəm
Noun
The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
The quality of being dynamic and positive in attitude.
(Philosophy) The theory that phenomena of matter or mind are due to the action of forces rather than to motion or matter.
Word of the day
Constellate
ˈkänstəlāt
Verb
Form or cause to form into a cluster or group; gather together.
Constellate
ˈkänstəlāt
Verb
Form or cause to form into a cluster or group; gather together.
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Constellate
ˈkänstəlāt
Verb
Form or cause to form into a cluster or group; gather together.
Constellate
ˈkänstəlāt
Verb
Form or cause to form into a cluster or group; gather together.
"All fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once."
- Terry Pratchett.
- Terry Pratchett.
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"All fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once."
- Terry Pratchett.
- Terry Pratchett.
