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Merriam-Webster Sums Up State Of America With 2024 Word Of The Year

LOADING ERROR LOADING The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. “Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s …

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‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

Associated Press

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. “Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s announcement. “It’s a …

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'Polarization' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year

India Today

The results of the 2024 US presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. “Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s announcement. “It’s a …

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Merriam-Webster announces ‘polarisation’ as 2024 word of the year

Al Jazeera

The term has been most frequently used in the US before elections to describe race relations, politics, ideology. “Polarisation means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, before Monday’s announcement. “It’s a kind of backstop for meaning in an era of fake news, alternative facts, whatever you want to say about …

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Merriam-Webster's word of the year really sums it all up

Salon

In 2003, Merriam-Webster kicked off the annual tradition of choosing a "word of the year," based on search volume on the dictionary publisher's website, which serves as an on-the-nose superlative of the current cultural landscape. Related Little dumpster fires everywhere Beating out close contenders like "demure," "fortnight," "pander" and "weird," 2024 saw the widest number of Merriam-Webster.com users interested in …

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‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

LA Times

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. “Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, in an interview ahead of Monday’s announcement. “It’s a kind of backstop for meaning …

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What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023?

Live Mint

In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. “We see in 2023 a kind of crisis of authenticity,” he said ahead of Monday's announcement of this year's word. DOPPELGANGER: Sokolowski calls this “a word lover's word.” Merriam-Webster defines …

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Merriam-Webster Keeps It Real With Its Word Of The Year For 2023

Huff Post

Merriam-Webster Word of the Year via Associated Press NEW YORK — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. “We see in 2023 a kind of crisis of authenticity,” he said ahead of Monday’s announcement of this year’s …

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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023 has been revealed

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We see in 2023 a …

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What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself

Associated Press

NEW YORK — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. DOPPELGANGER: Sokolowski calls this “a word lover’s word.” Merriam-Webster defines it as a “double,” an “alter ego” or a “ghostly counterpart.” It derives from German folklore. Interest …

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2 years ago

What is gaslighting? Definition and meaning of Merriam-Webster’s word of 2022

The Independent

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Meriam-Webster names gaslighting as its word of the year: What does it mean?

Firstpost

Gaslighting is a term that has exploded in popularity in the English language, particularly in the last four years. Merriam-Webster describes it as the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time New York: “Gaslighting” — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. Merriam-Webster’s top definition for gaslighting is the …

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What is gaslighting? Merriam-Webster's word of the year

Hindustan Times

American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has highlighted "Gaslighting" as its word of the year. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, gaslighting is psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that “causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, the …

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Movie, commercial shoots see big drop in Los Angeles as post-pandemic production surge recedes

LA Times

Filming on the streets of Los Angeles has slowed after a rush to resume production stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We really do feel like it’s too soon to be able to attribute any of the scaling back we see to a cutback in overall rates of production because TV shows and the seasons are typically scheduled out months in …

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3 years ago

Merriam-Webster Chooses Vaccine As The 2021 Word Of The Year

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LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine. “This was a word that was extremely high in our data every single day in 2021,” Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor-at-large, told The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s announcement. ‘Vaccine’ is our 2021 …

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4 years ago

Pandemic同时当选韦氏词典和Dictionary.com的年度词汇

China Daily

Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com choose same word of the year: pandemic 在新词层出不穷的2020年，却有一个词同时被韦氏词典和Dictionary.com（词典网）选为年度词汇，这个词就是pandemic（大流行病）。 Photo from Pexels For the first time, two US dictionary companies on Monday declared the same word their word of the year: “pandemic”. （变化）突然的；急剧的 Because the coronavirus pandemic brought on gargantuan language changes, the report said, “2020 is a year which cannot be neatly accommodated in one single ‘word …

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4 years ago

Dictionary companies choose same word of the year: pandemic

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Because the coronavirus pandemic brought on gargantuan language changes, …

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Merriam-Webster's Word of 2020 is One We All Learnt All Too Well: Pandemic

News 18

If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year. The word pandemic dates to the mid-1600s, used broadly for “universal” and more specifically to disease in a medical text in the 1660s, he said. “We see …

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Merriam-Webster Sums Up State Of America With 2024 Word Of The Year

‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

'Polarization' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year

Merriam-Webster announces ‘polarisation’ as 2024 word of the year

Merriam-Webster's word of the year really sums it all up

‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023?

Merriam-Webster Keeps It Real With Its Word Of The Year For 2023

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023 has been revealed

What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself

What is gaslighting? Definition and meaning of Merriam-Webster’s word of 2022

Meriam-Webster names gaslighting as its word of the year: What does it mean?

What is gaslighting? Merriam-Webster's word of the year

Movie, commercial shoots see big drop in Los Angeles as post-pandemic production surge recedes

Merriam-Webster Chooses Vaccine As The 2021 Word Of The Year

Pandemic同时当选韦氏词典和Dictionary.com的年度词汇

Dictionary companies choose same word of the year: pandemic

Merriam-Webster's Word of 2020 is One We All Learnt All Too Well: Pandemic