"Gerrymander," "performative" and "touch grass" were also popular words users of the dictionary looked up in the last year.

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

In the announcement, Merriam-Webster said that the word slop originated in the 1700s to mean "soft mud" before the meaning ...

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Tuesday, December 16, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “Let me count the ways ...

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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a good judge of character.