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The word tête-à-tête has appeared in six articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Sept. 23 in “Finding Redemption and Rebirth on the Road to Broadway” by Salamishah Tillet:“Your play makes ‘Waiting for Godot’ seem light,” I said, hesitantly, to the playwright Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu, whose “Pass Over” was the first play to…

The term pro bono has appeared in 68 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 15 in “For This Theater Leader, a Mission That Goes Beyond the Stage” by Bob Morris:… After his first community theater production, which, he said, sold out its 500 seats for several nights to racially diverse audiences,…

The word teem has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Sept. 30 in “Rappers Come Shop for Jewelry. Icebox Turns the Cameras On.” by Jon Caramanica:The display cases at the Atlanta jewelry store Icebox teem with Cuban link chains, watches called bustdowns covered edge to edge in diamonds, gold…

“May is, like, the prime time that birders come out to look for birds.” You know, the weather is warming up. So we’re getting southern air coming up. And in that air, besides all the trucks coming up from southern Manhattan, are migrant birds coming up from the tropics. For birders who come out to…

What were your personal, social or academic highlights this year? When did you feel your best? What did you achieve? What about the smaller moments — perhaps a video call with a friend, a meal you prepared for a parent or a long walk alone? Are those smaller moments the ones you remember as the…

bane ˈbān noun: something causing misery or death_________The word bane has appeared in 19 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Oct. 15 in “The Fight for Sneakers” by Daisuke Wakabayashi:When Bodega, a streetwear shop in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, released a hyped, limited-edition New Balance 997S sneaker in…

jut ˈjət verb and nounverb: extend out or project in spacenoun: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundingsnoun: the act of projecting out from something_________The word jut has appeared in 13 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 15 in “Basketball Is Nothing Without Net”…

boon ˈbün noun and adjectivenoun: a desirable stateadjective: very close and convivial_________The word boon has appeared in 281 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Sept. 22 in “What Are the Best Houseplants to Get You Through Winter?” by Margaret Roach:Two days a week, the team is joined by Mr. Rosenbaum’s…

bode ˈbōd verb: indicate by signs_________The word bode has appeared in 84 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 26 in the Opinion essay “This ‘Shazam’ for Birds Could Help Save Them” by Margaret Renkl:Naturally, I had to try out the new technology. I am far from an expert birder,…

deft ˈdeft adjective: skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands_________The word deft has appeared in 138 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 3 in “A Cat on the Field. A Mantis on a Hat. Monday Baseball Had It All.” by Daniel Victor:An animal unexpectedly gets loose on a…