In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” as its word of the year, which joins a list of 2024 winners from other ...

Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English ...

Webster, has chosen “polarization” as its 2024 Word of the Year—a term that means division. “Polarization means division, but ...

At least I didn't have to do research for this one.

The Oxford University Press writeup explains, “‘Brain rot’ is defined as ‘the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or ...

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

Sports — particularly soccer and cricket — dominated Google’s overall trending searches in 2024. Copa América topped those ...

Merriam-Webster landed on “polarization” for its Word of the Year. The dictionary maker defined the term as “division into ...

Polarization, brain rot and brat -- the 2024 words of the year encapsulate the myriad ways digital life is influencing ...

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