Esteemed dictionaries have revealed their top words of the year for 2025. Social media trends and a tense political climate seemed to have a big impact on dictionary searches and word selections. In ...

Re “Words of the year: Members of Globe Opinion weigh in with their favorites for 2025” (Opinion, Dec. 22): I think one of the obvious candidates for the word of the year is “accountability.” It has ...

Discover a fresh perspective on choosing a "word of the year" that moves beyond personal ambition to a prayerful surrender of control. Learn how aligning your heart with divine will can unlock ...

"New Year, New You" messages are everywhere right now. Adverts for gym and diet plans pop up in your socials and back-to-work chat turns to what everyone is cutting out, taking up or finally getting ...

The original poster said she was left speechless when she saw how many presents her in-laws brought Getty A mom is upset after her in-laws bought her toddler too many presents The original poster said ...

Many stories defined Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania in 2025, but only one word stuck out to readers as Pittsburgh’s Word of the Year. The winning word (we included topics and phrases, too) pulled ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is offering to pay illegal aliens $3,000 and provide a free plane ticket out of the U.S. if they register by the end of the year for self-deportation on the ...

Merriam-Webster has selected "slop" for the dictionary company's 2025 word of the year. The leading lexicographers define slop as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity ...

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 it ...

"Gerrymander," "performative" and "touch grass" were also popular words users of the dictionary looked up in the past year. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief In a world of digital noise and clutter ...