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Panegyric

a public speech or a published piece of writing in praise of something or someone (very similar to eulogy); an accolade; a tribute

Rottenartist

@rottenartist.bsky.social

Learned a new word:

Panegyrize

panəjəˌrīz. -ed/-ing/-s. : to praise highly : extol in public : write or deliver a panegyric on : eulogize.

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Ossify

Turn into bone or bony tissue; to become riggid or inflexible in habits or attitudes

Phillip Carter

@phillipcarter.dev

Pretty wild how bad fitness tips have ossified like:

- stretching before a working (instead of dynamic movements)
- low reps and high weight = mass (the opposite is true)
- knees over toes sqatting is bad for knees (it is actually good)
- deadlift is bad for back (it is actually good for the back)

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Moult

To cast away or shed feathers (also applies to any animal that looses itself ex. snake skin)

@kimdorman.bsky.social

7 a.m. moulting season … a peacock cries from the rooftop

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Inimical

1. tending to obstruct or harm; adverse 2. unfriendly; hostile; having the disposition of an enemy

World News Today

@worldnewstodayoff.bsky.social

CDF lauds Balochistan’s patriotism, vows to thwart Indian-sponsored proxies’ inimical designs

#WorldNewsToday #latestUpdates #TrendingNow #GlobalNews

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Timorous

showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence; easily frightened; lacking courage

MobiQuotes

@mobiquotes.bsky.social

But he was one of those weak creatures, void of pride, timorous, anemic, hateful souls, full of shifty cunning, who face neither God nor man, who face not even themselves.

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Diffident

being timid, modest or shy due to a lack of self-cofidence

Estela 🩷

@crashkeys.dev

at this point i am inherently diffident of linux users who shun the most popular pieces of software or system components across modern distros 😭 not that there can't be rightful criticism of course but more often than not it just leaves me perplexed cause it is unsubstantiated hate. like okay

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Inveigle

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery

Paul J Davies

@pauljdavies.bsky.social

Laugh sure but AI is going to inveigle its way into our lives, for many of us just through passive uptake of small tools one by one
Does your bond with your chatbot feel helpless? A "human-AI relationship coach" tells @parmy.bsky.social how to shift that dynamic https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-30/ai-relationships-chatbots-have-a-social-cost?

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Florid

1. having a red or flush complexion 2. excessively intricate or elaborate

Field Level Media

@fieldlevelmedia.bsky.social

Florida State WR Duce Robinson will forgo the 2026 NFL Draft and return for another season with the Seminoles. https://fieldlevelmedia.com/ncaaf/florida-state-wr-duce-robinson-to-forgo-nfl-draft/

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Salubrious

something that's good for you; generally favorable to mind or body; good for ones health; clean; tidy; healthy

WordBot

@wordbot.bsky.social

Word of the Hour: Laudable - Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. #WordOfTheHour #WordOfTheDay

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Modish

conforming to or following current fashion and style; modern and trendy.

James

@zemblamatic.bsky.social

Sorry modish moving picture ‘Sinners’ but if the weird zombies are playing ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ I am going with the zombies

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