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Merriam-Webster’s new words say a lot about our AI doomsday fears
Fast Company
September 22, 2026
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Merriam-Webster just officially recognized 1,400 new words, and they bring the lexicon of the AI era into the dictionary. On average, Merriam-Webster adds about 1,000 new entries every year, usually in large batches. Its editors are constantly reading widely to identify emerging words, and then s
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