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 ...

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...

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

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

Merriam-Webster named "polarization" its 2024 Word of the Year on Monday, citing its prominence in describing the political ...

Sharp divides have seemed to define America lately—and Merriam-Webster just made it official. The famous American dictionary ...

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

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

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 ...

Former President Obama denounced political polarization Thursday, while praising the “power of pluralism” during remarks at ...