Every year and every election, we have an opportunity to do better by reflecting on how we got here, understanding the ...

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

Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”? “Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski ...

A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year. That word is “polarization.” ...

Merriam-Webster on Monday named its 2024 Word of the Year as “Polarization.” The dictionary publisher said polarization is defined as “division into two sharply distinct opposites ...

Given the events of the year that just concluded, it’s no wonder that the Merriam-Webster Word of the Year — announced early last ...

Michael Sean Winters looks back on a year when it was tempting to write about unfolding events in politics as if it were the ...

In 2024, there's only one Word of the Year: "Sanewashing," which is defined as attempts by the media to normalize the ...

Between endless doomscrolling and nonstop negative headlines, a New Mexico political science professor said it's no surprise ...

In a conversation with young adults about brain rot and polarization– Oxford and Merriam-Webster's respective picks– they ...

Esteemed dictionaries have revealed their top words of the year for 2024. Social media trends and a tense political climate ...