Polarization has been chosen as Merriam-Webster’s 2024 Word of the Year, a reflection of the deep divisions shaping political, cultural, and societal discourse. Defined as “define polarization ...

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its 2024 Word of the Year, but what about the words that didn’t quite make the cut? “Brain rot” was first recorded in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book ...

Scheffler is also just the third golfer to be named Player of the Year three times in his career, joining Woods (11 times) and Rory McIlroy (three). Woods claimed five straight Player of the Year ...

Words that reflect the zeitgeist: 2024 was very online. A Year Defined By 'Brain Rot' and 'Brat' Ever since the American Dialect Society first selected a Word of the Year at its 1990 conference ...

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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.

As the door closes in 2024, and while the year feels like it has passed in the blink of an eye, a lot has happened. If I had to summarise it all in four words, it would be: ‘a year of surprises’.

Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election season. Polarization was joined by other popular searched ...

The share of businesses planning to hire more workers increased by 3 points to 18%, the highest in a year. About 32% of owners reported raising compensation, up a point from October. The share ...

Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”? “Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski ...

Test your news knowledge! Words: they mean things. Multiple things, even. Toward the end of the year, many of the big dictionary publishers pick a word they think represents how the last year has ...