The left would like a word – all of them, in fact

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2024 is "polarization," which it defines as "division into two sharply distinct opposites." (The word beat out "brain rot," but one wonders if it did so among dictionary staff.) 

In reality, it’s been the word of the year since at least 2016, when President-elect Trump won the first time and the left went nuts.

The lefty staff in dictionary land couldn’t handle being Trumped and started playing word games almost immediately after his victory. Even NPR noted in 2017 that...