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

Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election ...

The famous American dictionary publisher on Monday announced that “polarization”—defined as “division into two sharply ...

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

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

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

Demure came close but was beaten out by a descriptor of one of the most tense election years in recent history ...

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

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

Merriam-Webster's word of the year and list of other top-searched words were influenced by politics, Taylor Swift, TikTok and ChatGPT.

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

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