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Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "polarization"

Rob Beschizza
Dec 13, 2024
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Enshittification, brainrot, brat and now polarization have been selected by major dictionaries as their word of the year. Merriam-Webster reports that it selected the word over contenders such as demure, totality and allision.

We define polarization as "division into two sharply distinct opposites; especially, a state in which th…

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