Merriam-webster is announcing “pandemic" as its 2020 word of the year.
Some of the runners-up included coronavirus, irregardless, and malarkey were also runners up based on lookup spikes.
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In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, photo the word pandemic is displayed in a dictionary in Washington. Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

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