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08/04/2026

What's the best way you have bunburied your way out of a situation?

- BUNBURY

1. VERB
to create a fictitious scenario that provides an excuse for avoiding unwanted engagements

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/bunbury

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07/04/2026

With the Artemis II crew heading home, it felt only right to make our word moon themed!

- LUNAR

1. ADJECTIVE
Lunar means relating to the moon.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lunar

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06/04/2026

- EFFULGENT

1. ADJECTIVE
radiant; brilliant

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/effulgent

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05/04/2026

Happy Easter everyone!

- PRIMAVERAL

1. ADJECTIVE
of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/primaveral

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04/04/2026

- SUS

1. NOUN
suspicion

2. NOUN
suspect

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sus

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03/04/2026

The Artemis II space launch has us thinking about the universe... cosmos comes from the Greek word 'kosmos', meaning order, world or universe 🌙

- COSMOS

1. SINGULAR N.
The cosmos is the universe.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cosmos

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02/04/2026

- BALDERDASH

1. NOUN
If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/balderdash

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01/04/2026

Happy April Fools Day! What kind of tomfoolery have you been up to?

- TOMFOOLERY

1. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Tomfoolery is playful behaviour, usually of a rather silly, noisy, or rough kind.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tomfoolery

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01/04/2026

Semicolons can be tricky but they’re easier than they seem (and make you feel like you’re “standing on business” for using them 😉).

You use one to connect two complete sentences that are closely related. It both parts can stand alone, a semicolon can bring them together!

Example: Collins Dictionary is the best; the definitions never miss.

Are you a semicolon fan?

31/03/2026

Are the saxophones getting louder for you?

- SAXOPHONE

1. VARIABLE N.
A saxophone is a musical instrument in the shape of a curved metal tube with a narrower part that you blow into and keys that you press.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/saxophone

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30/03/2026

- TENACITY

1. NOUN
If you have tenacity, you are very determined and do not give up easily.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tenacity

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