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

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

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

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

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 ...