The Merriam-Webster dictionary updated its definition of the word "preference" on Tuesday, to include that the word is considered offensive when referring to someone's sexual orientation. The change ...

Merriam-Webster on Tuesday changed its definition of “preference” to note that the term is “offensive” when used in connection to an individual’s sexual orientation, just as a Senate Democrat was ...

Following the Oct. 13, 2020, confirmation hearing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster updated its definition and ...

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 ...

THE term “sexual preference” has been redefined as an offensive term by the Merriam-Webster dictionary after Amy Coney Barrett’s hearing. On Tuesday, Barrett used the phrase during the Senate ...

SUPREME Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett used the phrase “sexual preference” when grilled about gay marriage during the Senate hearings. THE expression has now been redefined as an offensive term by ...