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 ...

Merriam-Webster announced its 2024 Word of the Year ... and the list definitely has a political theme. The dictionary's word of the year is "polarization," which it defines as "division into ...

From ‘nepo baby’ to ‘beach read’, these eight English terms were officially added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary within ...

Last year, the winning word was “authentic,” while ... “Polarization was widely used to describe America in 2024,” says Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, in the announcement.

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 ...

depending on who you ask — coloring many unsurprised that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization.” The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and ...