Overview

• The new edition adds more than 5,000 entries, from technology terms like "teraflop" and "dumbphone" to contemporary slang such as "rizz," "dad bod," "doomscroll" and "WFH."
• It includes over 20,000 new usage examples and enhanced entries for top lookups, plus curated word lists and expanded word histories.
• Editors removed the prior edition’s sparse biographical and geographical sections to make space, noting users now turn to the internet for that information.
• Merriam-Webster says all newly added words were already on its website, which draws about a billion visits annually as company revenue has grown nearly 500% over the past decade.
• The print update comes as dictionary sales tracked by Circana BookScan fell 9% in the latest year, and the book retains lettered thumb notches produced in India after the U.S. supplier closed.