© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Sydney Sweeney tantrum is all about the left’s rage at America’s rejection
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Axing EPA’s ‘endangerment’ BS will unleash a new era of US prosperity
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Hollywood is fresh out of ideas — so now we have a ‘Freakier Friday’
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Tish James wages SNAP lawfare to protect illegal immigrants
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Beware: Synthetic kratom — 7-OH — is powering a new opioid crisis
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Gaza’s growing hunger crisis: Letters to the Editor — July 30, 2025
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Inside the Tea app’s toxic conversations — and how its hacking started a new war of the sexes
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Israel gets the blame — but Hamas controls hungry Gazans’ plight
© Copyright Opinion on Fox News
opinion
The untapped potential AI can't replace in underserved communities like mine
© Copyright Opinion on Fox News
opinion
LIZ PEEK: Trump's major trade wins could be rocket fuel to US economy
© Copyright Opinion on Fox News
opinion
MORNING GLORY: Has President Trump ordered the big re-think?
© Copyright Opinion on Fox News
opinion
The war on reading: Children in the crosshairs
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Obama’s bruised ego was behind the corrupt plot to bring down Trump
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Stephen Colbert’s lefty lunacy: Letters to the Editor — July 29, 2025
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Daniel Silva’s new spy thriller came together in just six months: ‘I work all day, every day, seven days a week’
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Dems’ failed makeover, ‘In-N-Out’ of Cali and other commentary
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Sydney Sweeney isn’t spreading ‘Nazi propaganda’ — can’t we even have a sexy ad without it causing a meltdown?
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Trump is absolutely right to give Putin less time to kill
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
Trump’s trade wins shock the experts — who are blind to business reality
© Copyright New York Post
opinion
To end food shortages in Gaza, the world should unite to end . . . Hamas
animal
book
entertainment
fashion
food
football
health
knowledge
real_estate
retirement
science
soccer
sports
upstate
wellness

Word of the Day

palimpsest

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2025 is:

palimpsest • \PAL-imp-sest\  • noun

Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as a parchment manuscript) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; the underlying text is said to be “in palimpsest.” Palimpsest in extended use refers to something that has usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.

// Scholars believe the motive for making palimpsests was often economic—reusing parchment was cheaper than preparing a new skin.

// The ancient city is an architectural palimpsest.

See the entry >

Examples:

“My aim was to trace the course of … the Aqua Marcia, built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar’s ancestor Quintus Marcius Rex. … The original tuff arches carried the Marcia across a steep ravine. Subsequent retaining walls and buttresses have transformed the bridge into a palimpsest of building styles.” — David Laskin, The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Did you know?

Long ago, writing surfaces were so highly valued that they were often used more than once. Palimpsest in its original use referred to an early form of recycling in which an old document was erased to make room for a new one when parchment ran short. (The word is from the Greek palimpsēstos, meaning “scraped again.”) Fortunately for modern scholars, the erasing process wasn’t completely effective, so the original could often be distinguished under the newer writing. De republica, by Roman statesman and orator Cicero, is one of many documents recovered from a palimpsest. Nowadays, the word palimpsest can refer not only to such a document but to anything that has multiple layers apparent beneath the surface.