As a vocabulary fanatic, this is an exciting time of year for me, because Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has released its top word of the year, along with a shortlist of finalists. These are words ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. One of the Trump administration's most-controversial policies has resulted in 2018's "Word of the Year ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Merriam-Webster announced its words of the year on Monday, and the winners reflect some of the biggest ...

Editor’s Note: Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion and a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University who writes about authoritarianism and propaganda. Follow ...

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Misinformation was chosen as Dictionary.com's 2018 word of the year to serve as a "call to action" to be vigilant in the battle against fake news, flat earthers and anti-vaxxers. By The Associated ...

Turns out justice has been there all along. In 2018, the word has appeared daily in news stories about the Justice Department, obstruction of justice, Supreme Court justices or social justice, to name ...

This year, misinformation is the word of the year. In a press release sent to Poynter, Dictionary.com said it chose the word — which it defines as “false information that is spread, regardless of ...