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as in vocabulary
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries where English is the dominant language
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
"love" means "nothing" in the language of tennis
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as in diction
the way in which something is put into words
we're finding the language of the legal documents to be tough going
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Recent Examples of language
Duolingo is about to make a lot of language learners very happy.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The bill, if approved, would bar any payout arising from a lawsuit filed by a president or vice president, language that is designed to permanently foreclose the fund, or anything like it, from being put in place by a future administration.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The language of aesthetic medicine is changing, and the language usually comes first.
—Dr. Tal Patalon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
There apparently was some confusion with the English language X account of Argentina’s men’s national soccer team.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The bill, if approved, would bar any payout arising from a lawsuit filed by a president or vice president, language that is designed to permanently foreclose the fund, or anything like it, from being put in place by a future administration.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The language of aesthetic medicine is changing, and the language usually comes first.
—Dr. Tal Patalon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
There apparently was some confusion with the English language X account of Argentina’s men’s national soccer team.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for language
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There’s going to be some ups and downs – but up wasn’t even in the team vocabulary the past three years.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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From nine finalists to one champion All told, there were seven spelling rounds and one multiple-choice vocabulary round, which was added to the onstage competition in 2021 to put less emphasis on rote memorization.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Tiny stuff, that no one except insiders would notice—shuttle cockpit switch positions, authentic uniform patches, terminology.—
Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2026
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Aaron doesn't have to spend a lot of time in OTA’s understanding the terminology, figuring out the reads.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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This isn’t to suggest that Young needs to pick up where Hunt has left off, in terms of salty diction.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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But Auschwitz had also left its mark on his diction—a sort of verbal tattoo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Padding at the tongues and collars offer a secure fit that keeps your feet firmly in place, and grippy rubber outsoles will do wonders to eliminate slipping during unexpected summer showers.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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Panting causes air to flow rapidly over the tongue, allowing body heat to be transferred from the blood to the air.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Fiercely independent, Mallorcans even speak Mallorqui, a dialect of the Catalan language.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions.—
Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The government has multiple programs for tracking Americans’ insurance status, which can give different numbers depending on factors like timing and question wording.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Your careful wording keeps trust intact by turning emotion into clear choices.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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The Suez Canal incident of March 2021 revealed the same pattern in a different idiom.—
Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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How did the name Go-Go being used as slang for parties come about?—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
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The home was dubbed Snowman in honor of Bryan’s late brother, Chris, who earned the nickname from the golf slang for a score of eight on an individual hole.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/language. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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