LONDON — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained ...

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?

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The 2024 U.S. presidential election shook the nation and world, unsurprisingly making Merriam-Webster’s ...

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.

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.” Defined as a ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --Merriam-Webster named "polarization" its 2024 Word of the Year on Monday, citing its prominence in describing the political landscape of the 2024 presidential election. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Polarisation, a word that describes the division of two sharply distinct opposites, is the Merriam-Webster dictionary’s word of the year. “Polarisation means division, but it’s a very specif ...