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as in vocabulary
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries where English is the dominant language
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
"love" means "nothing" in the language of tennis
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as in diction
the way in which something is put into words
we're finding the language of the legal documents to be tough going
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Recent Examples of language
That language had real teeth during Donald Trump’s first Presidency, as states, cities, and localities invoked it to stop his abuse of immigration laws, of the purse strings that belong to Congress, and of their own authority over their affairs and general welfare.
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Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
In a 2014 video interview with Beach Bunny Swimwear, the model showed off her Danish language skills.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
While Dada Goldberg established a social media arm in 2020, the shift in traditional media and readership led to a greater focus on the impact of social media and its ability to connect brands with consumers through the brand’s own language and terms.
—Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2025
The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
In a 2014 video interview with Beach Bunny Swimwear, the model showed off her Danish language skills.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
While Dada Goldberg established a social media arm in 2020, the shift in traditional media and readership led to a greater focus on the impact of social media and its ability to connect brands with consumers through the brand’s own language and terms.
—Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2025
The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for language
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Your specific tone, vocabulary and messaging frameworks—the elements that make your content distinctly yours—can easily get lost.—
Cheryl Ragland,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The cataclysmic effect of her unexpected arrival suggests that soon her vocabulary will expand to include more such ominous language.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Here's the core issue: Healthcare has developed its own complex systems and terminology that AI wasn't designed to handle.—
Dhanya Shah,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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At North Carolina, Belichick’s goal is to run a system that mirrors the pros in everything from training to nutrition to terminology without overloading players.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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But even atop those peaks, the orchestra and chorus remained well-balanced, and the chorus’s diction impeccable.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The syntax, the diction, the tonal shifts—these are tools for creating aesthetic force.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
18 July 2025
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Even Ramsay's acid tongue has come back around to being enjoyable on Next Level Chef, which is among a few of the competitions still willing to not play nice.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Wild orcas were also observed using kelp to massage one another and engaging in tongue nibbling.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Morris has some predictions, both for the fate of the Nashville accent and the southern dialect zone as a whole.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Aug. 2025
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Species names and sales terms vary across regions, with sellers often using local dialects, slang, or even misspellings to avoid detection.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Despite the stark wording, there were no mandatory evacuation orders in effect Wednesday morning, a Juneau city spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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That’s the period that the $1.1 billion already had been approved for — before it was taken away by Congress, or rescinded, the official-speak wording that sounds gentler than what occurred, as so much bureaucratic language does.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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He’s been talking about replacing it with a permanent ballroom for a long time, in his usual Dictator Chic idiom.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
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This could be in Elsbeth’s usual light and fizzy idiom or perhaps a brief foray into Scandi-noir.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Algorithmic social media is driving the creation of new slang at a breakneck pace.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
15 Aug. 2025
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These systems can interpret regional slang, idioms and context-specific expressions, hence minimizing both over-censorship and under-enforcement.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/language. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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