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meme

[meem] / mim /
NOUN
cultural item repeatedly transmitted
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That’s likely a relief for crypto bulls, but the comeback might say less about bitcoin’s revival than a marketwide return of risk appetite — from chip and software names to meme stocks.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

As a result, Bitcoin is far more volatile than gold, and tomorrow’s price is as difficult to predict as the next viral meme.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

Pop star Pink, who is Jewish, reposted an anti-Macklemore meme and then her own message, explaining her criticism of the rapper's comments.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

In the last 24 hours, front-page walkbacks of the AI extinction meme have appeared.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The same meme makes the rounds every storm: “Tornado season PSA: Bras on, teeth in!”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Other memes show investors trying to phone up Dangote to discuss business matters.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

When Leonard once described himself as “a fun guy,” at a press conference, it was such an unlikely self-assessment that it spawned a wave of memes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The internet has made it far easier to bond with our friends through memes and slang than through genuine vulnerability.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

He mostly posts humorous memes, some of which explore racial themes, and has made several comments relating to the Eatherly case online on the account and referenced his own criminal history.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Or a lame Twitter account where she retweets memes about the importance of hand washing.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

“Time to meme like we have never memed before,” wrote Reddit user chance901.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

He memed his way through his campaign and bragged about “bullying” Gonzales.

From Slate Mar. 9, 2026

After Grimes and Musk split, he memed his way into being forced to buy Twitter for way too much money.

From Salon Nov. 7, 2025

By his own admission, it was a bold move, one that turned him into one of the most famously memed figures in India.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

The three of you have been memed online for weeks.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2025

As for the spoofing and memeing of the 60-second spot, Trotter said she and her colleagues just “can’t ignore it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2025

Rachel Greenspan, writer and social strategist, joins us once again to argue for discretion in memeing.

From Slate Jan. 16, 2024

We said, 'No.' They didn't think of the impact that would have on how people would pick that up and start memeing it, and that's what happens with these things.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2022

For now, though, the different color teams are mostly memeing at each other in the Discord.

From The Verge Aug. 19, 2021

We might of been mistakenly memeing him in ...

From The Guardian Nov. 15, 2016

And when watching the series, there is no question about the skill of the team members, so I was initially a little shocked at the eventual meming of the show.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2020

On the left, we spend our time calling out and shutting down, lolling and meming and dropping mics.

From The Guardian Jan. 1, 2017




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