Did you try to be more authentic this year? Were you trying to figure out what "authentic" even means? Either way, you weren't alone: It's Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023, an annual ...

Here’s a riddle for you: What’s something that is completely unique to the individual, hard to specifically define and yet can be recognized by strangers within seconds? Authenticity. Meaning genuine ...

As the all-important question of truth and facts continues to dominate current affairs, it may come as no surprise to learn that Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "authentic." The online ...

In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is "authentic." Authentic cuisine. Authentic ...

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 no, AI doesn't top the list. Instead, ...

When Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year for 2023 was "authentic," it did so with over a month to go in the calendar year. Even then, the dictionary publisher was late to the game. At ...