The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.

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To select its Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster’s editors review data on which words rose in search volume and usage, then ...

Merriam-Webster is the latest in a string of dictionaries to choose words of the year based on our relationship with ...

"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of ...

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Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop”. The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

From Glassdoor's "fatigue" to Oxford Dictionary's "rage bait," the words of 2025 is reflecting a sense of exhaustion and ...

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