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

The US' oldest dictionary, Merriam-Webster, a direct descendant of the pioneering 1806 dictionary by Noah Webster, has picked "polarization" as the word of 2024. The dictionary said on its website ...

Maybe it's one of the 690 new words and phrases Merriam-Webster just added to its dictionary—like beast mode for the workout ...

Merriam-Webster announced its 2024 Word of the Year. Ironically, it is something on which many would agree. The dictionary and publishing company announced the word of the year and list of other ...

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.” ...

The definition of polarization, according to Merriam-Webster, is "division into two sharply distinct opposites … a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no ...

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Dec. 18, 2024, our guests discuss new words added to dictionaries in ...

Oxford University Press said "brain rot" was the Oxford dictionary’s Word of the Year. The press said the evocative phrase ...

Merriam-Webster has just unveiled its word of the year for 2024. On Monday (December 9), the publisher known for its American Dictionary announced that “polarization” was the word of the year.

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.” Defined as a ...

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.” Defined as a ...