In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary has caved to the trans agenda. In order to appease woke activists, the dictionary publisher has added a secondary definition of “female” that defines the ...

Merriam-Webster Dictionary has a long-standing tradition of posting the top word of the year, and this year it was “authentic.” The dictionary explained that in 2023, “authentic” had “a substantial ...

Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

A Florida school district last month pulled the Merriam-Webster dictionary from library shelves to comply with a state law ...

Durant's response helped "Centel'd" gain official acceptance in the English language. Merriam-Webster Dictionary tweeted that it has included the term as a verb.

The American dictionary Merriam-Webster is to change its definition of the word racism after receiving an email from a young black woman. Kennedy Mitchum, a recent graduate of Drake University in ...

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US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has acquired a hit Wordle-style game. The original Wordle, created by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle, challenges players to find a five-letter word in ...

Good Morning America’s Yi-Jin Yu recently broke down some basic slang that over 39 million Gen Alpha, kids born after 2010, ...