The dictionary publisher said Monday that “polarization” is its 2024 word of the year, defining it as “division into two ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The word polarization', which became an integral part of the socio-political discourse in 2024, is also Merriam-Webster's ...

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

The winning word beat out finalists such as "demure," "pander," "totality," "fortnight," "allision" and "democracy" ...

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

Merriam-Webster’s top 10 most-searched words in 2024 reflect the year’s key cultural moments and news events. In the face of ...