{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Merriam-Webster's 2024 word of the year: 'polarization'","publication_date":"December 09, 2024","summary":"\"Polarization means division, but it's a very specific kind of division,\" said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster's editor at large, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday's announcement. ","author_name":"By Anna Furman, Associated Press","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2024\/12\/a2d1650a933e9983d6c0fd430af5c508-GettyImages-1925786696-1024x682.jpg","thumbnail_height":682,"thumbnail_width":1024}