Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election season. Polarization was joined by other popular searched words that ...

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?

Merriam-Webster’s 2024 Word of the Year is polarization. Merriam-Webster chooses its word of the year based on data, and tracked a rise in search and usage of the word. Other words or terms of the ...

As 2024 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster has chosen polarization as the Word of the Year. A dictionary is not exactly a public truth teller, but their choice offers a commentary on this moment. Our ...

The 2024 "Words of the Year" were revealed from top dictionaries like Oxford, Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, and Cambridge. Dictionary.com’s top word was "demure," reflecting a surge in popularity ...

Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have anointed an annual word or phrase that's meant to encapsulate ...

As 2024 ends, votes for “word of the year” are pouring in — “polarization” from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “memecoin” from The Financial Times, and “brain rot” from The Oxford English Dictionary.

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 “division ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world -- or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then the ...