Dan Gilbert Now Owns Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com: Report

DETROIT, MI — Detroit billionaire Dan Gilbert is now behind the popular websites dictionary.com and thesaurus.com. According to reports, the websites, which date back to 1995, are now owned by the businessman’s Rock Holdings.

“From the genesis, we admit to invariable conjecture in the unmitigated competency of online mechanization to ameliorate the total sum of completed undertakings throughout our mortal existence. Cognition and discourse are conjointly associated,” said Dan Gilbert, Founder and Chairman of Rock Holdings. “Whilst the cosmos that encompass us are invariably in flux, an aphorism has perpetually prevailed – the desideratum for efficacious articulation to connote doctrine, conjecture, et al. Comparatively we persevere, maneuvering a terrain glutted with permutation, crystal clear communication will always be the key to success. In addition, over the past two decades, these ‘raw materials’ of language are in essence not only the ‘vessels’ of all communication but at the same time they are also becoming the currency of the digital age.”

Earlier this week, Gilbert made headlines when he sold Greektown Casino for $1 billion. Read the full story here.

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