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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
I don't understand a lot of computer jargon
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Recent Examples of jargon
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Carrick can do that analysis if asked, but his pre-match press conferences were a mix of formal and informal, his answers were usually jargon-free.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018
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Noun
Now, Strauss is letting people in on what that reality truly looks like, beyond the medical jargon and the milestone charts.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Carrick can do that analysis if asked, but his pre-match press conferences were a mix of formal and informal, his answers were usually jargon-free.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations.
—Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jargon
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Every day, the two connect via WhatsApp to go over what happened in training that day, from tactics and film to terminology and expectations.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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With modern terminology, the anti-liberal playbook of the 1950s has returned, once more, by conflating progressive politics with communism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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Had Steve Smith been fit and available to play, then the 31-year-old would have been patrolling another part of the field; maybe busying himself in the covers, or chirping away from under a lid at short leg.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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Executives arrive with a vocabulary of risk, resilience, and stakeholder responsibility that can sound consistent year to year.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Learn a vocabulary, a manner, a worldview.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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The event also featured a video about the three countries and fundraising for Sudan, poetry readings, a Kahoot game about the three dialects and prizes, henna and face painting, Syrian dance, a Sudanese wedding reenactment, a fashion show and ethnic food.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Domaine des Etangs officially resides in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, though locals still call it Limousin (of the eponymous dialect, and Limousin cattle).—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Each class is a one- hour adventure of hearing and speaking another language.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Its sequel Dhurandhar 2 is scheduled for theatrical release March 19, 2026, in five languages — Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam — expanding significantly beyond the original's Hindi-only strategy.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pachuco was a term used for Mexican American men in the 1930s and 40s who wore flashy zoot suits, spoke their own slang and formed a small but notable countercultural scene in Los Angeles.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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Indiana, to quote Gen Alpha slang, is mid, literally.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Jargon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jargon. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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