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Merriam-Webster's word of year is polarization
“Polarization”: Merriam-Webster Word of the Year Reflects Political Divides
The dictionary publisher said Americans from competing tribes looked up the definition to better understand divided politics at home and worldwide.
‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
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
‘Polarization,’ ‘demure,’ and ‘fortnight’ among Merriam Webster’s top words for 2024
Merriam-Webster’s top 10 most-searched words in 2024 reflect the year’s key cultural moments and news events. In the face of the nation’s divisions, the dictionary remains “a kind of backstop for meaning,
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Polarization, brain rot and brat: 2024's words of the year reflect power of digital life
Polarization, brain rot and brat -- the 2024 words of the year encapsulate the myriad ways digital life is influencing ...
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Study Claims ‘Republicans Embrace Fake News to Win!’—Shocking Data Reveals the Truth About Polarization and Misinformation
A recent study published in the Journal of Marketing has sparked debate by claiming Republicans are more willing than ...
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Polarization, brain rot and brat – the 2024 words of the year point to the power, perils and ephemeral nature of digital life
In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...
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Washington health secretary talks pandemic, polarization of public health
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, left, and Washington state Health Secretary Umair Shah discuss loneliness and isolation in ...
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Study explores why Republicans are more likely to respond to political polarization by spreading misinformation
Researchers from University of California-Irvine published a new study that finds Republicans spread more misinformation than ...
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Fusion voting would encourage coalitions, decrease polarization
The kind of hyper-partisan polarization increasingly seen in our politics makes it almost impossible for politicians on ...
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Merriam-Webster's 2024 word of the year: 'Polarization'
Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” Merriam-Webster’s editor at large said in an ...
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Why the Right Is More Willing to Spread Fake News, Researchers Say
"Republicans react to political polarization by putting out partisan misinformation," says one of the authors of a new study.
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