Dictionary.com
(https://dictionary.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 29, 2026Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.
The site avoids trust theatre by grounding reviews in verifiable schema and sourcing example sentences from prestigious third-party publications. Usage examples for the word mercurial are cited from Barron’s, Salon, and The Wall Street Journal with specific dates like Apr. 28, 2026, providing high-integrity proof paths.
Proof points are pervasive; nearly every H2 section on definition pages serves as a substantiation of the H1 term. The ratio of evidence to vague assertions is approximately 15:1, with phonetic, grammatical, and historical data points dominating the word-level pages.
Trust & Proof is read by weighing trust language against real verification. Below is the page-by-page tally of review mentions and external proof links, then the schema markup that may (or may not) declare verifiable ratings and identity proof.
🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre check
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 0 | 1 |
| /articles/ | 0 | 1 |
| /word-of-the-day/ | 0 | 1 |
| /browse/mercurial/ | 4 | 1 |
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: declared ratings, reviews & identity proof
Homepage schema
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Dictionary.com",
"url": "https://www.dictionary.com/",
"logo": "https://www.dictionary.com/static/images/common/logo-dcom-full.svg",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/dictionarycom",
"https://www.instagram.com/dictionarycom",
"https://www.x.com/dictionarycom",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/dictionary.com/",
"https://www.youtube.com/c/DictionarycomVideo"
]
}
/browse/mercurial/
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebPage",
"name": "Definition of mercurial",
"url": "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mercurial",
"description": "'MERCURIAL' definition by Dictionary.com"
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": [
"DefinedTermSet",
"Website"
],
"@id": "https://www.dictionary.com/",
"name": "Dictionary.com"
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "DefinedTerm",
"@id": "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mercurial",
"name": "mercurial",
"inDefinedTermSet": "https://www.dictionary.com/"
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "AudioObject",
"contentURL": "https://audio.dictionary.com/M03/M0316000/M0316000.mp3",
"description": "How to pronounce mercurial",
"encodingFormat": "audio/mpeg",
"name": "M0316000.mp3"
}
]
This page presents a snapshot of public data from Dictionary.com, captured on May 29, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Trust & Proof signals into an AI reputation evaluation.
Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” for the purpose of independent signal analysis, allowing readers to see the raw signals behind the reputation score.
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To all users: You are encouraged to visit the live site at https://dictionary.com to view the most current version of its content and see directly what this company is about and what it offers.