Dictionary.com chooses 'woman' as word of the year
Dictionary.com has chosen "woman" as its word of the year, noting that the term was "inseparable from the story of 2022".
The decision "reflects how the intersection of gender, identity, and language dominates the current cultural conversation", the online lexicon said.
Search interest spiked during March hearings in the US to confirm the first black woman to the US Supreme Court.
The word was also used frequently during other newsworthy events of 2022.
Events that contributed to the website's choice include the decision by the US Supreme Court to terminate...