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These are all examples of the 1,400 new words and definitions recently added to Merriam-Webster's dictionary. The additions "reflect words and meanings that have demonstrated widespread use over time, ...

In a blog post last week, America’s oldest dictionary publisher announced the new changes, which “reflect words and meanings that have demonstrated widespread use over time, offering a window into the ...

Many of the new words added to Merriam-Webster are inspired by social media culture, like "looksmaxxing," "glow-up" and "Rockroll." ...

Some words spend years being used in everyday conversation before they officially make it into the dictionary. Now, “looksmaxxing,” “glow-up,” “crashout” and hundreds of other words have made the leap ...

Merriam-Webster is "wordmaxxing," with more than a thousand new words and definitions added to its dictionary.