Our Word of the Year 2021

<p>The word 'vaccine' was about much more than just medicine this year. Here's what we looked at to make it our 2021 Word of the Year.</p><p>Read up on 'vaccine' and the rest of the runners up <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-of-the-year" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.</p><p>Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.</p><p>Transcript available <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-matters-podcast/episode-68-word-of-the-year-2021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>