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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merriam-Webster on Tuesday changed its definition of “preference” to note that the term is “offensive” when used in connection to ...

Merriam-Webster dictionary changed its definition of “sexual preference” to include the word “offensive” as Democrats slammed Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett for using the term during ...

Merriam-Webster changed the definition of “preference” to include that it is an “offensive” term when used to describe someone’s sexual orientation. “As recently as last month, Webster’s Dictionary ...