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

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

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

Polarization, brain rot and brat -- the 2024 words of the year encapsulate the myriad ways digital life is influencing ...

Following a contentious presidential election, Merriam-Webster has chosen its word of the year for 2024: “polarization.” The ...

Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” Merriam-Webster’s editor at large said in an ...

The kind of hyper-partisan polarization increasingly seen in our politics makes it almost impossible for politicians on ...

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

Researchers from University of California-Irvine published a new study that finds Republicans spread more misinformation than ...

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

BEIJING -- Chinese researchers have developed an on-chip integrated polarization photodetector (pol-PD), drawing inspiration ...

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” as its word of the year, which joins a list of 2024 winners from other ...