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as in unconventional
not rigidly following established form, custom, or rules
an informal meeting allowed everyone to get acquainted
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as in casual
not designed to be worn only on special occasions
chose an informal flowery dress
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as in colloquial
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
the use of informal language in a scholarly article is really inappropriate
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Recent Examples of informal
Separated by decades of time and distance and different lines of work, the members decided to get back together for an informal jam session two summers ago in Seattle, where McCaffrey lives.
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Chris Placek,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
While fraternities and sororities often have their own chapter gatherings and organizational conferences, the picnic creates a space where members from different organizations can come together in a more informal setting.
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Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Now, LLMs are starting to remove this bottleneck, automating the translation of informal proofs into formal code that proof assistants can verify.
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Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Starting with that informal group at Duke in 2019, the nonprofit’s student-athlete campus ambassador program has taken on a life of its own, while staying true to Callahan’s peer-to-peer model led by student-athletes.
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Sydney Haywood,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
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Chris Placek,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
While fraternities and sororities often have their own chapter gatherings and organizational conferences, the picnic creates a space where members from different organizations can come together in a more informal setting.
—
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Now, LLMs are starting to remove this bottleneck, automating the translation of informal proofs into formal code that proof assistants can verify.
—
Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Starting with that informal group at Duke in 2019, the nonprofit’s student-athlete campus ambassador program has taken on a life of its own, while staying true to Callahan’s peer-to-peer model led by student-athletes.
—
Sydney Haywood,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informal
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Mauricio Pochettino has made the unconventional conventional since taking over as coach of the national team 18 months ago.
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Many shoppers are also moving beyond the classic round brilliant diamond in favor of geometric cuts, elongated shapes and unconventional settings.
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Families, longtime soccer fans and casual viewers mixed on the concourse, creating a festival atmosphere with chants, flags and interactive soccer activities on the field.
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That wistful undertow stems from Zimmerman’s casual acceptance of his advancing age.
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Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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And yet Webster’s dictionary, and his earlier attempts at spelling reform, expressed a radical desire to forge an entirely new tongue based in the vernacular genius of the aspiring American people.
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Because the alcohol drives the storytellers toward vernacular expression, these pieces can seem more alive and authentic, more relatable, than big-budget, big-screen productions.
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“Informal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informal. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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