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Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year Is “Misinformation”

Unless we're misinformed.
By Araceli Cruz

The Word of the Year is Actually Pretty Woke

Other finalists included antifa, broflake and newsjacking.
By Araceli Cruz

Merriam-Webster's 2016 Word of the Year Is Very Appropriate

Really.
By Chelsea Stone

Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year Is a Reflection of the Worst Parts of 2016

Ugh.
By Greg Seals

The 2016 Word of the Year Is Actually Deeply Sad

It describes a situation "in which objective facts are less influential than appeals to emotion."
By Marissa G. Muller