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If You Remember Y2K, Oxford’s Word of the Year Probably Makes You Feel Old

By Kate Hudson Dec 4th
Gaslight: The Meaning of Merriam-Webster’s 2022 Word of the Year, Explained by a Dusty Old Play I Found in the Attic

By Sarah Fimm Dec 6th
The Nonbinary Pronoun “They” Is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year

By Vivian Kane Dec 10th
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year Is “Feminism”—Damn Straight

By Princess Weekes Dec 12th
Things We Saw Today: Want to Craft a Not-Awful Apology? There’s a Video Game for That

By Vivian Kane Nov 27th
Merriam-Webster Declares “Science” Its 2013 Word of the Year, We Declare Merriam-Webster Our 2013 Dictionary of the Year

By Glen Tickle Dec 3rd