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

As 2025 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster is marking an annual tradition. On Dec. 15, the leading expert in language announced that “slop” had earned the title of word of the year for 2025.

“Like slime, sludge, and muck, slop has the wet sound of something you don’t want to touch. Slop oozes into everything,” the ...

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

Wordle is a word puzzle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Originally created by software engineer ...

Sometimes, the Merriam-Webster word of the year is predictable. And 2025 was one of those years.

A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space.

Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving ...