Find out why Merriam-Webster named 'polarization' as the Word of the Year for 2024. And learn more about the words that inspired a large number of lookups from AI, politics, and pop culture.
Our Word of the Year for 2019 is "they". It tells us an interesting fact: even a basic word-a personal pronoun-can rise to the top of our data. Lookups for "they" increased (增加) by 313% in 2019 over the last year. English famously doesn't have a gender-neutral singular pronoun...
'Manifesting' has been named Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year for 2024 By Lauren HughesPublished: 28 December 2024Karl Hendon It's coming to that time of year again when many of us will make New Year's resolutions in a bid to kick start some positive habits. Could the popular met...
Each year, Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year and short-listed nominees capture pivotal moments in language and culture. These words serve as a linguistic time capsule, reflecting social trends and global events that defined the year. The Word of the Year isn’t just about popular usage; it...
In the dynamic realm of law practice, ‘authentic’ emerges as a guiding light, celebrated Merriam-Webster’s ‘Word of the Year.’ Amidst technological strides, the fusion of AI prompts a reevaluation of authenticity’s significance in diverse legal domains. ...
said in a news release. “Our selection of ‘woman’ as the Word of the Year for 2022 – and how the word is defined, who is included in that definition, who the word applies and belongs to – highlights how import...
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For 2023, the Workforce Development Word of the Year isseamless As in: If we’re going to solve the current talent crisis, we need our workforce programs to make it easy for participants to moveseamlesslyfrom one stage—engagement, recruitment, training, or employment—to the next. ...
22 (Xinhua) -- Oxford Dictionaries, part of Oxford University Press, has declared "climate emergency" the word of the year for 2019.According to Oxford Corpus, a database containing hundreds of millions of words of written English, the usage of the term "climate emergency" increased steeply ...
"Hardwork" was mentioned by President Xi Jinping in his 2018 New Year's address. "I feel the millions of ordinary Chinese are the greatest, and I also feel that happiness is achieved through hard work," he said. The phrase "happiness is achieved through hard work" quickly gained popularity...