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

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

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

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

Merriam-Webster announced on Monday that its 2024 Word of the Year is "polarization," noting that the word was often used to ...

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

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

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

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

Enshittification, brainrot, brat and now polarization have been selected by major dictionaries as their word of the year.

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.

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