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 ...

It’s bad for democracy, bad for our health. “In a little bit ironic twist to the word,” said Merriam-Webster’s editor at large Peter Sokolowski of the wide usage of “polarization ...

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 ...

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.

However, as Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, tells the Associated Press’ Anna Furman, the word suggests a “very specific kind of division.” “Polarization means that ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle. The dictionary publisher said Monday that “polarization” is its 2024 word of the year ...

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 ... Chiles of her bronze medal after the Paris Games? You guessed it: polarizing. Even lighthearted ...