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Recent Examples of informal Auto focus worked without problems in both setups, and auto four-corner keystone squared off the image as advertised for the informal test. PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025 Long sought-after by fans, Electric Nebraska is the informal title of the album that Springsteen and the E Street Band recorded in 1982 from a collection of demos for his follow-up to The River. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2025 Use just one to three large informal dahlias with smaller additions like spray roses, cosmos, eucalyptus, or larkspur. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025 But a small group of lawmakers from both parties has been huddling in more informal talks. Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for informal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for informal
Adjective
  • The story behind this winning idea is a bit unconventional compared to other product rollouts.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That same headbanging energy has defined her steady, albeit unconventional, political rise.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Nylons are a must with all but the most casual outfits.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Find it at a casual affair or on the elegant Thanksgiving buffet.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But unlike the evolution of colloquial language, which is largely arbitrary, the evolution of scientific terms must reflect our current understanding of reality.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In a market where there is a colloquial term for consumers who want their spirits bottled at the highest strength possible (proof hounds), this low-strength whiskey is a bold move.
    Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For such an insistence on democracy, the pavilion is curiously tepid in its politics, save for a kind of vernacular populism and some PBS-esque nods to the Gee’s Bend quilters.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Once again, his use of vernacular and social media address appeared to be mocking the President’s own style.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Informal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informal. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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