Merriam-Webster's word of the year and list of other top-searched words were influenced by politics, Taylor Swift, TikTok and ...

The famous American dictionary publisher on Monday announced that “polarization”—defined as “division into two sharply ...

Following a contentious presidential election, Merriam-Webster has chosen its word of the year for 2024: “polarization.” The ...

The dictionary publisher said Americans from competing tribes looked up the definition to better understand divided politics ...

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.

The term has been most frequently used in the US before elections to describe race relations, politics, ideology.

Webster’s 2024 word of the year, reflecting America’s deep political divides and cultural rifts post-election.

Following a contentious presidential election, is it any surprise the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”?

Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at ...

Considering the recent November election, it should be no surprise that this term is the top word of 2024 across the country.

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause ...