Word nerds unite every January 9 and choose carefully their, well, words. While the origins of this holiday are unknown, many ...

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

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

Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here . ••• While no one word could define a dynamic 2024, different dictionaries’ and publications’ ...

Accessing extremism online has never been easier, the threat has never been higher, and the ideology of those conducting attacks has never been more splintered.

For at least the past year, the hiding or obscuring of the diminished capacity of President Biden by the White House, Democrats, and many in the media was despicable.

This Word of the Year (WOTY) has been chosen every year since at least 1990. According to Dictionary.com, “These words serve ...

A moderately tricky one today, given SPRIG isn't a hugely common word, and only contains one of ... but it was actually started earlier in June of that year and celebrated its first birthday ...

Finally, I used to advise against choosing a different starting word for each day, and in terms of maximizing your score I still do. But I've been using a random opener each day for almost a year ...

And even if you've not been playing it, you must surely have heard of it by now, because it's the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm last year and is still going strong in 2024.

The R-slur has made a comeback thanks to the MAGA movement and Elon Musk, who use it to dehumanize their political opponents.

By The Learning Network For the second year in a row, we invite students to document the local, offline communities that interest them. Contest dates: Dec. 4, 2024, to Jan. 15, 2025. By The ...