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Some have glimpsed traces of his lexicon in Wes Anderson’s films. — Marley Marius, Vogue, "Why There’s Never Been a Better Time to Celebrate Yasujirō Ozu," 12 Dec. 2018 Copywriters are infusing holidays into our lexicon with no one to stop them! — Ashley Carman, The Verge, "People participate in hashtag holidays if they feel a personal connection," 26 Dec. 2018 With the new get-out-the-vote efforts come a new lexicon. — Ben Zimmer, WSJ, "‘Textavism’ Is the New Way To Rally the Party Faithful," 16 Nov. 2018 The Oxford English Dictionary added 420 to its lexicon last year after reviewing the Waldos’ records and credits the men as the creators. — Paul Elias, BostonGlobe.com, "What is 4/20, and why is it a stoner holiday? A look at how ‘420’ became linked to marijuana," 19 Apr. 2018 Over the past decade or so, rappers have developed their own luxury-brand lexicons through their signature songs. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Young Thug Reps More Than Chanel in His New Music Video," 27 Nov. 2018 To get them into the public lexicon, media manipulators must convince major media amplifiers to work on their behalf. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "How a new class of “digital martyrs” are manipulating social networks," 18 Sep. 2018 Like staycation, Stamper believes this word will stick around in our lexicon. — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Made-Up Travel Words We Love to Hate," 18 July 2018 In addition to logging food, the other pillar of the Weight Watchers lexicon is community. — Cheryl Wischhover, Vox, "As “dieting” becomes more taboo, Weight Watchers is changing its name," 24 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lexicon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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