colloquialism

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Recent Examples of colloquialism Every language has its dialects, and each dialect can have its unique spin on colloquialisms. Victoria Song, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025 There is even a colloquialism for those who curry favor among the moneyed on the island of Palm Beach. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 It’s been a year of chaos and colloquialisms, as the internet shaped not only our vocabulary but our entire political system. Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025 And, like any colloquialism popularized by an internet trend, celebs, brands and even the president himself cashed in on the sensation. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for colloquialism
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Noun
  • For Minha, the biggest challenge was mastering the North Korean dialect.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Day-one fans of Taylor Swift know that the pop superstar has come a long way since launching her music career as a country singer — and that evolution is apparent in her dialect, according to speech scientists.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rolling back the terminology means reprinting guidance, rewriting websites, and retraining staff—all at a time when health budgets have tightened.
    Dr. Nikki Romanik, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The same applies to some of the terminology, such as the Lake Erie Renewable Energy Resilience Project.
    Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Feller told Al Jazeera that Chinese employers would have to accommodate non-Mandarin speakers by offering English-language positions and improve work-life balance.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One of the most prominent Mexican actresses of her generation, Notni led Amazon MGM’s 2024 reboot of Zorro and recently wrapped Day One, a Spanish-language Amazon series which releases later this year.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • This combo with a strong development on each RTW category, shoes and bags, widened the vocabulary for the brand, staying tuned to their young audience.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • No visual or symbolic vocabulary ever develops.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But there’s a whole lot of other slang spoken around here.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But first, the deeper history and roots of certain slang terms A number of phrases that are labeled as Gen Z lingo or internet slang today are derived from Black and drag cultures.
    Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Colloquialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colloquialism. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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