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A global pandemic. A racial reckoning. A presidential impeachment. A monumental election.

WE ALL know 2020 was a year like no other. But is it possible to sum it up in one word or phrase?

The Washington Post asked readers to do just that and offer their reasoning, hoping that all together we might discover some collective wisdom. To look forward, we also asked them what they were hopeful for going into 2021.

Over 2,000 responded.

Many of the words submitted reflect just how horrible this year has been.

THE TOP THREE - Exhausting

"All of our challenges have been drawn-out, slow-motion car wrecks. From covid, to the election, to Trump in general, to police shootings, to unemployment, to no sports, to some sports and no fans, it just keeps dragging on. I feel trapped in a corner, and all I can

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