Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election ...

The famous American dictionary publisher on Monday announced that “polarization”—defined as “division into two sharply ...

With less than a month left until January, Merriam-Webster has chosen its 2024 Word of the Year, one that has often defined ...

In 2003, Merriam-Webster decided to make “democracy” its first word of the year. Since then, the word — which, of course, ...

Merriam-Webster's word of the year and list of other top-searched words were influenced by politics, Taylor Swift, TikTok and ChatGPT.

Demure came close but was beaten out by a descriptor of one of the most tense election years in recent history ...

In a year defined by sharp political and cultural divisions, it comes as no surprise that Merriam-Webster has named "polarization" as its 2024 Word of the Year.

The dictionary publisher said Americans from competing tribes looked up the definition to better understand divided politics ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause ...

A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s ...

Depending on who you ask, the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country or were cause for ...

The election was so divisive, many American voters went to the polls with a feeling that the opposing candidate was an ...