Nation Dec 15 Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2025 is AI 'slop' "Slop" was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud, but it evolved more generally to mean something of little value.
Arts Dec 09 Merriam-Webster's 2024 word of the year: 'polarization' “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.
World Jan 17 How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the world Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war: the watermelon.