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

In 2003, Merriam-Webster decided to make “democracy” its first word of the year. Since then, the word — which, of course, ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

With less than a month left until January, Merriam-Webster has chosen its 2024 Word of the Year, one that has often defined ...

The Merriam-Webster entry for “polarization” reflects scientific and metaphorical definitions. It’s most commonly used to mean “causing strong disagreement between opposing factions or groupings.” ...

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