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Merriam-Webster announces its word of the year for 2024 .
"Polarization" originated in the early 1800s , not during the Renaissance .
It's most commonly used to mean "causing strong disagreement between opposing factions or groupings" The word is used to highlight fresh cracks and deep rifts alike in pop culture, tech trends.
The word was looked up 60 times more often than usual when a ship crashed into a bridge in March .
Pander was used widely in political commentary.
It refers to conscious intellectual activity such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering.
In 2003 , Merriam-Webster made "democracy" its first word of the year .
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