After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.

"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of ...

The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.

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The warning comes as Canada moves to reduce its economic and military reliance on the U.S. after repeated threats and insults ...

Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.” The word was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud. It evolved more ...

Promoters of English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British ...

To select its Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster’s editors review data on which words rose in search volume and usage, then ...

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s human editors took aim at artificial intelligence (AI) by choosing “slop” as their 2025 Word ...

Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of ...