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A sign directs motorists to a vaccination site at National Jewish Hospital on March 6, 2021, in east Denver. Merriam-Webster has declared vaccine its 2021 word of the year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year

By Leanne Italie - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, photo the word pandemic is displayed in a dictionary in Washington. Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Merriam-Webster’s top word of 2020 not a shocker: pandemic

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

In this Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, Egyptian body builder Moustafa Ismail lifts free weights during his daily workout in Milford, Mass. On Monday, April 22, 2019, Merriam-Webster added the definition of swole to it's online dictionary, with the meaning &quot;extremely muscular: having a physique enhanced by bodybuilding exercises.&quot; Ismail once was given the title of world's biggest arms, biceps and triceps, by the Guinness Book of World Records. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

Swole, buzzy, among new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary

By MARK PRATT - Associated Press

This May 16, 2015 photo released by Hasbro shows a contestant competing in the first round of the 2015 North American School Scrabble Championship at Hasbro headquarters in Pawtucket, R.I. Merriam-Webster released the sixth edition of “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary” early Monday with more than 300 additions. (Stew Milne/Hasbro via AP)

Score! Scrabble dictionary adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to official play

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

This May 16, 2015 photo released by Hasbro shows a contestant competing in the first round of the 2015 North American School Scrabble Championship at Hasbro headquarters in Pawtucket, R.I. Merriam-Webster released the sixth edition of The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary early Monday with more than 300 additions. (Stew Milne/Hasbro via AP)

Scrabble dictionary updated to include qapik and OK

By Leanne Italie - Associated Press

This Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, photo taken in New York shows the word feminism listed in the dictionary. Merriam-Webster has revealed “feminism” as its word of the year for 2017 on Tuesday, Dec. 12. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2017: ‘Feminism’

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

This Saturday Dec. 17, 2016 photo shows the &quot;surreal&quot; entry in a Merriam-Webster's dictionary in New York. &quot;Surreal&quot; is Merriam-Webster's word of 2016 based on spikes in lookups. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ** FILE **

Ghosting, shade, microaggression hit Merriam-Webster website

By Leanne Italie - Associated Press

This Saturday Dec. 17, 2016 photo shows the &quot;surreal&quot; entry in a Merriam-Webster's dictionary in New York. &quot;Surreal&quot; is Merriam-Webster's word of 2016 based on spikes in lookups. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ** FILE **

The dictionary folk at Merriam-Webster sum up 2016: surreal

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

This Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 photo shows the word &quot;culture&quot; in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, in New York. Merriam-Webster has named &quot;culture&quot; its 2014 word of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Merriam-Webster names ‘culture’ word of the year

By Leanne Italie - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 26, 2011, file photo, Karen Ramunno of Ramunno's Pizza and Grill, delivers an order of poutine, a french fry, gravy and cheese dish popular with Canadians, at Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Poutine is one of the 150 new words appearing in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the company's free online database. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Merriam-Webster adds da ‘Yoopers’ to dictionary

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

Capitalism and socialism wed as words of the year

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

Dictionary names ‘austerity’ word of the year

By Russell Contreras - Associated Press