as in informal
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
writes essays in a very easy-to-read, vernacular style
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Recent Examples of vernacular
Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Earlier still, prior to Israel’s founding and to the time that partition became the vernacular of the day, some Arabs and Jews thought of a single, binational state with equal rights for all, irrespective of religion or ethnicity.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Brandon Gill: There was a time between 2014 and 2022 when leftists in academia and the media would use this kind of weird, woke, far-left vernacular.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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Adjective
Inside, over 60 different architects and contributors consider the porch, which is presented as a quintessential, democratic feature of the American vernacular.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Earlier still, prior to Israel’s founding and to the time that partition became the vernacular of the day, some Arabs and Jews thought of a single, binational state with equal rights for all, irrespective of religion or ethnicity.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
There are terms of affection for groups of players like the Busby Babes or Fergie’s Fledglings, but these were coined and used by journalists and not used in everyday vernacular.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Brandon Gill: There was a time between 2014 and 2022 when leftists in academia and the media would use this kind of weird, woke, far-left vernacular.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernacular
Adjective
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But unlike the evolution of colloquial language, which is largely arbitrary, the evolution of scientific terms must reflect our current understanding of reality.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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In a market where there is a colloquial term for consumers who want their spirits bottled at the highest strength possible (proof hounds), this low-strength whiskey is a bold move.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, analytical software has revolutionized linguistic inquiry, enabling greater understanding of the ways language works—when, how, and why words break out; the specific contexts for expressions and idioms.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Nonnas There's a saying that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and Joe Scaravella (Vince Vaughn) of 2025's Nonnas is the perfect depiction of the idiom.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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There was no third option in this binomial exercise.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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She is credited with naming and cataloging hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley using Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus’ then-new binomial system of botanical nomenclature.—
Jessica Damiano,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2024
Noun
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What started out as an advertising slogan for Apple more than 15 years ago has morphed into somewhat of a modern day colloquialism: There should be an app for that.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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This could involve helping systems learn colloquialisms and proper usages of terms.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The surreal part of the show’s title is a bit of a misnomer.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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The term has always been a bit of a misnomer, however.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are plenty of roles available if Harry wants to work inside Disneyland or Disney California Adventure as a cast member, Disney parlance for employees.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the parlance of the AI field, the emotional states are linear directions.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is intended to save people experiencing drug overdose.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Sep. 2025
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Acetaminophen, often sold under the brand name Tylenol, had long been considered the safest option for managing headaches, fever and other pain during pregnancy.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To be clear, hip-hop in general doesn’t have a regionalism problem.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hovering above all this is a related belief in promoting regionalism as a hedge against the flattening influence of corporate-media consolidation.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Vernacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernacular. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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