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Merriam-Webster added 455 new words to its dictionary. Merriam-Webster editors study the language and add new words to the dictionary every year based on their usage. The new additions are related to ...

In a rare update, Merriam-Webster announced that more than 5,000 new words have been added to its collegiate dictionary. "For the first time in over twenty years, and only the twelfth time since 1898, ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed ...

Merriam-Webster names “slop” its 2025 Word of the Year, spotlighting the rise of low-quality AI-generated content flooding ...

If what we search for is any indication of what we value, then things aren't looking great for artificial intelligence. "Authentic" was selected as the 2023 word of the year by the Merriam-Webster ...

Brush up on Gen Z’s favorite buzzwords because they’ve officially entered our lexicon. Merriam-Webster has revealed the 200 new words they’ve added to the dictionary’s 2024 edition, including several ...

Merriam-Webster recently added more than 690 words to its dictionary. Several are Gen Z slang terms, such as “simp” and “beast mode” — and many have TikTok origins. “Signs of a healthy language ...

How do new words like “safe space,” “dogpile,” and “alt-right” make it into the dictionary? Journalist Stefan Fatsis finds ...