Is there any surprise that the Merriam-Webster word of the year was “polarisation”? “Polarisation means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2003, Merriam-Webster kicked off the annual tradition of choosing a "word of the year," based on search volume on the dictionary publisher's website, which serves as an on-the-nose superlative of ...

However, as Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, tells the Associated Press’ Anna Furman, the word suggests a “very specific kind of division.” “Polarization means that ...

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 ...

In a year defined by sharp political and cultural divisions, it comes as no surprise that Merriam-Webster has named "polarization" as its 2024 Word of the Year. What Is the 2024 Word of the Year?