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 ...

Merriam-Webster reveals its 2024 word of the year - Other contenders for Merriam-Webster’s word of 2024 included ‘demure,’ ‘weird,’ and ‘fortnight’ ...

Merriam-Webster’s top 10 most-searched words in 2024 reflect the year’s key cultural moments and news events. In the face of ...

Merriam-Webster has chosen “polarisation” as ... "It’s always been important to me that the dictionary serve as a kind of neutral and objective arbiter of meaning for everybody," Sokolowski ...

Merriam-Webster has just unveiled its word of the year for 2024. On Monday (December 9), the publisher known for its American Dictionary announced that “polarization” was the word of the year.

The oldest dictionary publisher in the country decreed that ‘polarization’ was the word on everyone’s lips in a year defined by the presidential election. Reporter Reporter Got a tip?

The American dictionary publisher announced its selection today, defining the term as “division into two sharply distinct opposites.” However, as Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor ...

One of my favorite Ben Webster albums from the tail end of his career is Webster's Dictionary, recorded in London for Ronnie Scott Records in October 1970. The label was founded by Scott, the famed ...

Polarization is a good description of our current culture. The Merriam-Webster definition is a "division into two sharply distinct opposites; especially a state in which the opinions ...