IN THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY
The OED added the name of this "Winnie-the-Pooh" character to mean any gloomy person
Eeyore
The "crops" produced on this cookie "Farm" include Sausalito, Geneva & Milano cookies
Pepperidge Farm
The very first of these awards was given to pitcher Don Newcombe in 1956
Cy Young
The structure of a novel's story & the way events unfold; sometimes it "thickens"
Plot
I'm not really a king or priest, I'm this 8-letter word, a person pretending to be another
Imposter
You see all the episodes of a TV series in quick succession when you do this type of watching
Binge
"Fig" has been added to & dropped from the name of these cookies that were originally only filled with fig jam
Newtons
Nicknamed "The Joker", this Denver Nuggets center was the recipient of the Bill Russell MVP Award in the 2023 NBA Finals
Nikola Jokic
"Give me the answer!" is an example of this grammatical mood
Imperative
Medically, I'm this, so I take insulin to control my condition
Diabetic
The Greek for "numbness" & "seizure" gives us this disorder characterized by sudden bouts of deep sleep
Narcolepsy
It calls itself "milk's favorite cookie"
Oreo
The NHRA, the Natl. this Association, honors winning drag racing competitors with the Wally, named for founder Wally Parks
Hot Rod
A-B-A-B is an example of this, which sounds like a devious plan
Rhyme Scheme
I'm this kind of scientist, a byword for a brainiac, so I study thrust & stability when going into space
Rocket Scientist
Opera is a plural form of this 4-letter word
Opus
This showman's name is on a brand of animal crackers that date back to 1902
P. T. Barnum
The donor of this tennis team trophy later served as Secretary of War under Calvin Coolidge
Davis
New York Times guidelines say with a long quote, it's "usually wise to" do this, restate it in different words
Paraphrase
I'm this, the word for a person who takes part in a swim-bike-run competition, like the Ironman one
Triathlete
It's government by the wealthy, not by Mickey Mouse's dog
Plutocracy
We like that this No. 1 chocolate chip cookie brand has an exclamation point in its name
Chips Ahoy!
The Ray Guy Award honors college football's outstanding player at this position; Ray Guy was the premier one
Punter
Not a city in N.Y., this 10-letter figure of speech is using a part to represent a whole, as in "hired hands"
Synecdoche
A non-U.S. citizen who's a lawful permanent resident is also called a resident this
Alien