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adjective • used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose | ||||||||
| 22% | 7 | Seabird said to draw blood from its own breast with its pouched beak to feed its young, thus a symbol of self-sacrifice and motherly love to the nation co-opted for Elizabeth I | ||||||
noun • large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish | ||||||||
| 21% | 3 | Word often abbreviated to its middle letter, in texts | ||||||
noun • a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters | ||||||||
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MISUSED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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MISUSED
Updated: October 11, 2023
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