Merriam-Webster Accused Of Bias After ‘Dictionary’ Named Word Of The Year

SPRINGFIELD, MA-Facing intense backlash and scrutiny from critics who say the reference book publisher had failed to take all words into consideration, Merriam-Webster was accused of bias Monday after officially selecting dictionary' as its 2025 word of the year. Merriam-Webster clearly has a pro-dictionary bias that's preventing it from considering all words equally," lexicographer Alison Nielsen wrote in a widely shared social media post that lambasted the Merriam-Webster editorial team, claiming its members had allowed a personal affinity for looking up words" to cloud their judgment. I was willing to overlook it last year when their word of the year was definition,' but I can't allow myself to turn a blind eye to this. The Merriam-Webster editorial board is stuck in its own media bubble. They need to look around and read a thesaurus once in a while." At press time, reports confirmed Merriam-Webster appeared to have doubled down by changing the 2025 word of the year to dictionaries."

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