The word describes the onslaught of "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of ...

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

"Gerrymander," "performative" and "touch grass" were also popular words users of the dictionary looked up in the past year.

Maryland will create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, after lawmakers overrode a veto by ...

"Slop" is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2025, meaning more people than ever need to "touch grass," which, as it ...

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The Trump administration is soon expected to propose a plan that would cap loans for a number of advanced degrees—including master’s and doctoral degrees in nursing—and it’s gone viral on social media ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...