The 2026 law school admissions cycle is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in recent history, with a 33% surge in early submissions and fewer seats available. In this environment, your ...

Whether you’re a writer, student, educator, or just someone who loves to play with words, having a thesaurus app at your fingertips can be a game-changer. To help you navigate the plethora of options ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Banco ...

Merriam-Webster defines "awkward" as "having or showing a lack of grace, skill, or ease." A thesaurus would define "awkward" as what happened in the second half of Michigan State's Monday night ...

Sloppy Award: The leading US publisher of English dictionaries and reference books has announced its word of the year, and it's all about AI. People tend to either embrace or despise "slop," but ...

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. In case ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop." The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it the ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

On Nov. 18, Merriam-Webster will be releasing the 12th edition of its iconic Collegiate Dictionary, its first new release in over 20 years. In its announcement on social media, the reference book ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds ...

Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced it will add more than 5,000 new words and 1,000 new phrases when the 12th edition of the Collegiate Dictionary hits bookshelves on Nov. 18 — marking its first new ...