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Because We All Weren’t Tired Enough — Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year Is Maxxing
Dictionary.com is upping the ante. The online thesaurus announced Monday that it has landed on its word of the year: “ maxxing .
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Dictionary.com is upping the ante. The online thesaurus announced Monday that it has landed on its word of the year: “ maxxing .” The company says the word was chosen to “capture a society that’s deeply online and focused on optimization in all forms.” According to data analyzed by Dictionary.com , usage, including searches for the term, increased by 1000 percent in 2026.
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