Every year, people all over take part in a simple yet powerful tradition—choosing a single word to define and guide their ...

As 2025 comes to an end, lexicographers, linguists and some ordinary people who love observing how languages evolve come up with the words they believe defined social trends and global events this ...

If you had to define 2021 with just one word what would it be? Merriam-Webster Editor-at-Large Peter Sokolowski talks about what words were most on people's minds throughout the year. If you had to ...