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In the announcement, Merriam-Webster said that the word slop originated in the 1700s to mean "soft mud" before the meaning ...

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The word 'regnant,' originating from the Latin 'regnans,' signifies ruling or prevailing. It describes monarchs in power and, ...

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Today Merriam-Webster announced the 2025 Word of the Year: slop. Slop is defined as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” ...

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