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    Nov 18, 2025
    The Cambridge Dictionary #WordOfTheYear2025 is … 🥁   "parasocial" (adjective) 🏆 Find out more about #Parasocial: cambrid.ge/47ePa1Z #Parasocial #CambridgeWOTY #WordOfTheYear2025 #CambridgeDictionary
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  • @CambridgeWords
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    Jan 5
    Do you know these idioms? ❄️ Learn more about each idiom, click the links in the first comment! ⬇️
    3 idioms related to cold weather 

snowed under 

having too much to do 

be skating on thin ice 

to be doing something that is dangerous or involves risks 

a snowball effect 

a situation in which something increases in size or importance at a faster and faster rate
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  • @CambridgeWords
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    @CambridgeWords
    Jan 3
    Discover more ways to describe working hard and take the quiz. ⬇️ cambrid.ge/4ipOcnm #LearnEnglish #Vocabulary #CambridgeDictionary
    What does burn the midnight oil mean? 

to work late into the night 

to get better or to make something better 

to take action so that you are certain that something happens, is true, etc
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  • @CambridgeWords
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    Jan 1
    What is this a picture of? Take the quiz 👉 cambrid.ge/48FIISk #LearnEnglish #Image #Quiz #CambridgeDictionary
    Which word matches the image? 

a) meerkat 

b) fawn 

c) bobcat
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  • @CambridgeWords
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    Dec 31, 2025
    Do you know the answer to our New Year’s grammar quiz? 🥳 Drop it in the comments below! 👇 #LearnEnglish #NewYearsEve #CambridgeDictionary
    Complete the sentence 

I’ve never _____up until midnight on New Year’s Eve. 

stay 
stayed 
staying
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