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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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The lead single, Celebration, takes that energy to the dancefloor while redefining the group's definition of fearlessness.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

To consider the word, I looked up its definition in Salon’s dictionary of choice.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Clearly, OpenAI, valued at close to a trillion dollars in its most recent funding round, doesn’t fit that definition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The tools available to retail investors are, almost by definition, those that have not demonstrated enough edge to be worth keeping private.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

They not only bring forth “great individuals and great deeds”—one traditional definition of history—by demanding human effort on a large scale, but they make these achievements memorable.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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