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I want to post more, so I plan to scan CE topics to find an interesting word.
Try to use the word of the day in a sentence.

Today's word is popular.
As defined by Merriam-Webster:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popular

Choose the Right Synonym for popular

common, ordinary, plain, familiar, popular, vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual.

common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence a common error lacked common honesty and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness. common manners

ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things. an ordinary pleasant summer day a very ordinary sort of man

plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity. plain hard-working people

familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily recognized. a familiar melody

popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in contrast to upper classes or special groups. a writer of popular romances

vulgar, otherwise similar to popular, is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness). souvenirs designed to appeal to the vulgar taste

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chaoyun2k posted...

Try to use the word of the day in a sentence

"popular vote doesn't mean anything lol"

We Swedes almost won Eurovision 2011 with a song named Popular.

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