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'Maxxing' selected as Dictionary.com word of the year
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News World and The Guardian UK are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 26 Oct 2026, 12:15 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “'Maxxing' selected as Dictionary.com word of the year”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
"Whatever we're doing, we want to push it further," said an expert on why Americans are embracing the term, which is short for maximising.
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘Maxxing’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the year: ‘It’s cooler than saying you’re doing more’
- Picked up by BBC News World
Same story, different outlets
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