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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Adding a new word to the dictionary has historically been a deliberate process.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Several other dictionaries are also announcing their own words of the year.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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