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    Merriam-Webster‏Verified account @MerriamWebster 19 Oct 2016

    Somehow, this night ends with us writing an hombre/ombre/ombré explainer. Of course it does. #debatenighthttp://www.merriam-webster.com/news-trend-watch/confusion-after-trumps-bad-hombres-comment-led-to-a-spike-in-lookups-for-ombre-20161019 …

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      1. Frances Frost‏ @francesfrost 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        .@chellewilsonaka it just cracks me up that @MerriamWebster has been a regular tweeter during #debatenight for grammar & definition

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      2. Chelle Luper Wilson‏ @chellewilsonaka 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @francesfrost @MerriamWebster

        They've had so much good material to work with from the debates They're socmedia person is on it #debatenight

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      1. Jeremy Solly‏ @jsolly 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        Whoever does @MerriamWebster #socialmedia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼pic.twitter.com/dw3LPbnKeq

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      1. Anita_Sarah‏ @Anita_Sarah 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        Your Twitter account is, hands down, one of my favorite places on the internet. #DebateHeadache #debate

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      1. Ximena CHC‏ @XimenaH54559800 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        he actually pronounced it "hambre" which means "hunger" in Spanish! He is a complete ignoramus.

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      1. Angie‏ @ZipsGirlForLife 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        . @MerriamWebster @jodipicoult THIS is a bad ombré:pic.twitter.com/JUZRyEbExE

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      1. Valori M Sherer‏ @vmsherer 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        @terfle Have we added "stupidest" to our lexicon?

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      1. Sutula Marketing‏ @SutulaMarketing 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        Well played @MerriamWebster: Somehow, this night ends with us writing an hombre/ombre/ombré explainer. Of course it does. #debatenight

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      1. TJ Kelley  ⚽️ ❤️ ⚾️ 🌎‏ @TeJotismos 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        @meghanburshteyn @catrinagallardo

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      2. Meghan‏ @meghanburshteyn 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @TeJotismos @MerriamWebster @catrinagallardo

        Donald may have ombré hair. #lol

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      1. Jerusha Tanner Rhodes‏ @jerushatanner 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        .@MerriamWebster @TobinGrant Maybe a post on the word #nasty? #nastywomenunite #debate

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      1. JustaWoman‏ @petitlarcenous 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        You should include hambre too since that is what he actually said when he meant hombre.

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      1. Jeff Brown‏ @jbrown4215 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        how about "bigly"? adjective or adverb? is it a word? #wordnerd #debatenight

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      1. dsloandownes‏ @dsloandownes 19 Oct 2016
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        If only he wanted to get rid of the #badombrés out there! #badhaircolorchoices

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      1. kim jansen‏ @lefthandwoman 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        don't forget hambre!

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      1. Cheaptarts  🌊 🍍‏ @Cheaptarts 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        😊🏆💙👋🏽

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      1. Jamie Marie‏ @jammersmadders 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        best livetweeting <3

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      1. Quaaludes & Coffee‏ @SloaneWinters 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        Great Job! Thanks!

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      1. Gillian Bagwell‏ @GillianBagwell 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        Actually, what he said was "hambre," which means hunger.

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      1. Jennifer Trujillo‏ @JenntafJennifer 19 Oct 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        @joygrace27 😂

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