Mariam Webster's word of the year is gaslighting. A statistical measure of what sent people to the dictionary in the past 12 months. The term queen-consort was a big spike when Queen Elizabeth II died. "I will always tell you the truth," says Today Explained host Malakai Lee.
It’s sooo 2016, but the word still mattered a lot in 2022. Merriam-Webster explains.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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