As 2024 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster has chosen ... the keys to overcoming 2024’s buzziest word - and making sure it is never again named the word of the year – is participation.

The 2024 "Words of the Year" were revealed from top dictionaries like Oxford, Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, and Cambridge. Dictionary.com’s top word was "demure," reflecting a surge in ...

Polarization is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. If we learned anything about the politics of the nation in 2024, it is that we are more polarized than ever. All year, it was tempting to write ...

Oxford notes that the term increased in usage frequency by 230% between 2023 and 2024. “Polarization” is the choice of ...

Merriam-Webster has announced 'polarization' as its 'Word of the Year.' We all must stand together to fight division and ...

If these resonate, then you have been experiencing the moods and conversations of this past year – as reflected by the Word ... year’s zeitgeist, the spirit of the age. Several 2024 choices ...

It's a good time of the year to be messing around with words. The dark days of December bring the annual "best of" ...

As 2024 ends, votes for “word of the year” are pouring in — “polarization” from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary ... year is “Israel.” Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza and dramatic ...

Word nerds unite every January 9 and choose carefully their, well, words. While the origins of this holiday are unknown, many ...

Believe it or not, the Word of the Year (sometimes abbreviated WOTY) is a common practice for a lot of people. Two of the most trusted word originators (Oxford University ...