Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization ... Chiles of her bronze medal after the Paris Games? You guessed it: polarizing. Even lighthearted ...

Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization ... Chiles of her bronze medal after the Paris Games? You guessed it: polarizing. Even lighthearted ...

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 ...

The word ‘polarization', which became an integral part of the socio-political discourse in 2024, is also Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. The concept, often heard in political debate and ...

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 ...

Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization ... The International Olympic Committee's ...

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

Merriam-Webster had already announced in October the introduction of new words to its dictionary in 2024, including “far left” and “far right” as well as “MAGA”—the shorthand for ...

The lefty staff in dictionary land couldn’t handle being Trumped and started playing word games almost immediately after his victory. Even NPR noted in 2017 that, "The Merriam-Webster Dictionary ...