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Type in a word and the Visual Thesaurus will show you a map of synonyms, antonyms, and definitions.

Unlike Roget's Thesaurus, the Visual Thesaurus contains over 39,000 proper nouns and American and British spellings and pronunciations.

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Word Count

Writers Talk About Writing

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
By Daphne Gray-Grant

Reframing the writing process can help you from start to finish  Continue reading...
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Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
Thu Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2022
By Nancy Friedman

From "shotgun seat" to "trigger warnings," our language is shot through with firearm metaphors.  Continue reading...
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Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Twinned Sources Meet Novel Target
Thu Jul 07 09:00:00 EDT 2022
By Orin Hargraves

How much help does a metaphor need? It depends on what you want your audience to take away from it.  Continue reading...
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Writers Talk About Writing

How to protect the future you who writes
Thu Jun 23 09:00:00 EDT 2022
By Daphne Gray-Grant

Life challenges can derail any writer, but these tips can help you move forward while offering some care and grace to yourself  Continue reading...
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Blog Excerpts

Happy Thesaurus Day!
Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2016

January 18th is celebrated as Thesaurus Day to honor the birthday of the author of the first thesaurus, Peter Mark Roget. Get into the spirit by reading our two-part interview with Roget biographer Joshua Kendall here and here. Also check out an ode to the thesaurus penned by Franklin P. Adams here and Johnny Carson's hilarious "Funeral for a Thesaurus Editor" sketch here.
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Blog Excerpts

Celebrating Labor (and Labour) Day
Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2015

On the first Monday in September, the United States observes Labor Day, while Canadians celebrate Labour Day. If you want to know why labour is the accepted spelling in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries like Canada, while Americans prefer labor (and color, favor, honor, humor, and neighbor), check out this classic Word Routes column by Ben Zimmer.
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Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

Clean Language
Thu Jun 16 09:00:00 EDT 2022

Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Associate Firewood and Other Fiddle-Faddle
Thu Jun 09 13:00:00 EDT 2022

Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Scale Your Onboarding
Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022

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Writers Talk About Writing

21 Ways I Get Out of the Writing Doldrums
Thu May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

Understanding "Maven"
Thu May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Predictive Human Balderdash and Other Managed Malarkey
Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Funny Business
Thu May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2022

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Writers Talk About Writing

How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

Street Smarts
Thu Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Tricky, Special, Fruitful, Space-Flavored Fiddle-Faddle
Thu Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Joseph Stalin and Problems of Linguistics
Thu Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Word Count

Writers Talk About Writing

How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful
Thu Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

Title Tales
Thu Mar 17 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Legitimate Political Poppycock
Thu Mar 10 00:00:00 EST 2022

Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Metaphors We Live By (Updated)
Thu Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 2022

Word Count

Writers Talk About Writing

How to Give Yourself a Pep Talk That Actually Works
Thu Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2022
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Lesson Plans

Put the VT to work in your classroom

Stage Directions: the Vocabulary of Theatrical Delivery
November 1, 2013

How can interpreting the language of stage directions enhance students' comprehension of drama?  Continue reading...
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