Archive copies of the Collegiate Dictionary rest on a bookshelf at the headquarters of the Merriam-Webster dictionary publisher in Springfield, Mass. Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is ...

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.

Associated Press Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 3:44 p.m. | Monday ... Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”? “Polarization means division, but it ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled ... Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”? “Polarization means division, but it ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled ... Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is "polarization"? "Polarization means division, but it's a very ...

depending on who you ask — coloring many unsurprised that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization.” The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and ...

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 ...