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as in dialectal
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Recent Examples of regional
Oregon State’s win forces a winner-take-all regional Game 7 slated for 3 p.m. PDT (ESPNU).
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Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Most Popular Top 2 seeds done on wild baseball Sunday
As mentioned above, the NCAA baseball tournament has emulated its basketball counterpart in every way this weekend, as both the Nos. 1 and 2 overall seeds — Vanderbilt and Texas — saw seasons end in their own regional yesterday.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 2 June 2025
This would enable Israel, though belatedly, to join Trump's vision of a New Middle East, including normalization with Saudi Arabia, regional deployment to tackle the Iranian challenge, and participation in the trade corridor project from India through the Gulf to Europe.
—Ehud Barak, Time, 2 June 2025
Rampur’s use of Indian wine barrels adds a uniquely regional character that sets Asava apart.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Most Popular Top 2 seeds done on wild baseball Sunday
As mentioned above, the NCAA baseball tournament has emulated its basketball counterpart in every way this weekend, as both the Nos. 1 and 2 overall seeds — Vanderbilt and Texas — saw seasons end in their own regional yesterday.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 2 June 2025
This would enable Israel, though belatedly, to join Trump's vision of a New Middle East, including normalization with Saudi Arabia, regional deployment to tackle the Iranian challenge, and participation in the trade corridor project from India through the Gulf to Europe.
—Ehud Barak, Time, 2 June 2025
Rampur’s use of Indian wine barrels adds a uniquely regional character that sets Asava apart.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regional
Adjective
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And yet, for many, that's a price worth paying to have Central Park in your backyard, the Met as your local museum, and Broadway-caliber talent for regular entertainment.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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During the summer, my family and I spend a lot of time near a pool, riding waves on the beach, exploring creeks and streams, and visiting our local waterpark.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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But these seductions or deceptions are canceled when the work confronts us with the photographic records of the performative procedure itself—and not only by making the photograph an integral component, the dialectical complement to the material sculptural production.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Her private practice specializes in using dialectical behavior therapy and other cognitive behavioral approaches to treat different mood, anxiety, and personality disorders.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Faster processing times, but nonstandard documents may be harder to categorize.—
Haokun Qin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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All forms of nonstandard helmets are unsafe helmets.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, was, in the vernacular, the real deal.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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This eye-catching merger of the vernacular and the global — winding its way into the pavilion with wooden flooring, shelving and displays — will host discussions, performances and, hopefully, more impromptu gatherings.—
Sam Lubell,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With its gleaming cabinetry, large central island and ample space for a large table and chairs for informal meals, this area has an undeniable contemporary feel and visual appeal.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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This exemption enabled informal workers and women who had had career gaps due to childrearing, for instance, to retire with some security.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
18 Aug. 2022
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The 10-to-15-second video clips are a nonformal way to engage your customers and tell them about your products.—
Michael Plummer,
Forbes,
3 June 2022
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“Regional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regional. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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