Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election ...

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 ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle. The dictionary ...

Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based on data, tracking a rise in search and usage.

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.

Demure came close but was beaten out by a descriptor of one of the most tense election years in recent history ...

Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based on data, tracking a ...

The winning word beat out finalists such as "demure," "pander," "totality," "fortnight," "allision" and "democracy" ...

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

Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews ... “It’s a kind of backstop for meaning in an era of fake news, alternative facts, whatever you want to say about the value of a word ...