Any writer will tell you: words matter. And choosing the right word can sometimes be taxing, challenging and strenuous.

Stacker looked at 50 of the most colorful and descriptive terms with origins in rural America, drawing from an array of ...

Words of the year do not have to be new coinages, but may be existing words that seem to have become particularly apposite or ...

While many luxuriate in reading verbose tomes that could make a doorstop cower (looking at you, Stephen King readers), ...

In choosing the 2024 Lie of the Year, the claims by JD Vance and Donald Trump about Haitians eating pets stood out. It was an ...

Our laws are manifestations of our values. And to criminalize sleeping outside is cruel and it is punishment — especially if we are not investing in adequate alternatives.

The Merriam-Webster entry for “polarization” reflects scientific and metaphorical definitions. It’s most commonly used to ...

Though "polarized" was No. 1, "weird" landed in the top 10 after Gov. Tim Walz popularized the term on cable news shows.

Explore Minnesota defines the Holiday Train as "more of pop-up concert experience." However, that doesn't mean the Holiday Train is a seasonal event that should be missed. Per the train's FAQ page ...

The Boston Red Sox have stated their interest in acquiring starting pitching this offseason ... the Red Sox were "aggressive" and made a "serious push" to sign Bieber before he agreed to sign ...

The wonderful world of Oz is chock-full of oddities and made-up words that you might have missed during your first watch of Wicked because you were too distracted by Jonathan Bailey’s smile and ...