The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.
After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.
All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English language came through again,” the company ...
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...
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