This year's presidential election between vice president Kamala Harris and President-elect Donald Trump not only increased the search and used of the word polarization but fueled Merriam-Webster ...

Last year, the winning word was “authentic,” while ... country and around the world.” Some of Merriam-Webster’s other contenders for 2024 included “demure” (popularized by TikTok ...

As 2024 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster has chosen ... the keys to overcoming 2024’s buzziest word - and making sure it is never again named the word of the year – is participation.

Oxford notes that the term increased in usage frequency by 230% between 2023 and 2024. “Polarization” is the choice of Merriam-Webster Dictionaries, clearly understood when looking at politics in 2024 ...

Merriam-Webster has announced 'polarization' as its 'Word of the Year.' We all must stand together to fight division and ...

If these resonate, then you have been experiencing the moods and conversations of this past year – as reflected by the Word ... year’s zeitgeist, the spirit of the age. Several 2024 choices ...

It's a good time of the year to be messing around with words. The dark days of December bring the annual "best of" ...

As 2024 ends, votes for “word of the year” are pouring in — “polarization” from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary ... year is “Israel.” Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza and dramatic ...

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

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled ... Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”?“Polarization means division, but it ...