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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
For additional help, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline has professional crisis counselors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 170 languages.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
According to the Telegraph, Grossman examined BBC Arabic’s treatment of Gaza stories in comparison to the UK broadcaster’s English-language website over a five-month period to October 2024.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Additionally, IMDb now accepts credits for dubbing foreign-language versions of movies and TV shows, creating new opportunities for these professionals to showcase their work globally.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Beyond designing a campaign that aimed to unite both sides of the Israel-Palestine debate, Mamdani made an effort to reach communities that are often overlooked during election season, including by releasing campaign materials in multiple languages.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
According to the Telegraph, Grossman examined BBC Arabic’s treatment of Gaza stories in comparison to the UK broadcaster’s English-language website over a five-month period to October 2024.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Additionally, IMDb now accepts credits for dubbing foreign-language versions of movies and TV shows, creating new opportunities for these professionals to showcase their work globally.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Beyond designing a campaign that aimed to unite both sides of the Israel-Palestine debate, Mamdani made an effort to reach communities that are often overlooked during election season, including by releasing campaign materials in multiple languages.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for language
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That knowledge includes minute details about the princesses’ different personalities, hand gestures, vocabulary and voices.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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But, at the same time, in adopting the vocabulary of modernism, Rauschenberg took on a language that his heart didn’t speak.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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This tactic can be especially useful for listing AI-relevant skills that may be written using specific terminology.—
Ethan Stone,
Ascend Agency,
29 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Jimmy didn’t even know any defensive terminology.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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There is a sense of replay in the heightened and artificial diction with which Mateus has her cast bear witness, and this sense is enhanced by the painterly compositions that frame the speakers.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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The spice that makes this dish work is Carl's precious decor and fussiness about keeping the place impeccable, communicated with exquisite diction by the burly Scales.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The apparel brand’s signature red tab is seen near the eyelets of the lateral side while red tongue Jumpman branding adds contrast reminiscent of selvedge seams.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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That word, so central to the lexicon of sports and its triumphant narrative arcs, burns on the tongue.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Many rank-and-file enlistees were also recent immigrants, and patriot regiments hummed with a cacophony of different tongues, accents, and dialects throughout the war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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To embody the Like a Rolling Stone singer, the actor trained extensively, including five years of preparation, to learn to sing as well as play guitar and harmonica, and to work with dialect and movement coaches to make his performance feel authentic.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even so, Israel was involved in drafting the resolution and is still trying to influence its wording, the official told CNN.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The new wording would also give the council wiggle room in deciding the city manager's annual salary, contract term and amount of severance pay.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Though the idiom of abuse has changed, the critics are as hostile as ever, while their targets react only with curious torpor.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Music unites the interconnecting stories in this saga and expands its passions, with a sumptuous score by composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens that taps into a wide range of American styles, idioms and amalgams, even as the second act turns more dissonant.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Combining 1980s cumbia and salsa with urban and Andean sounds, lyrics that highlight Ecuadorian slang and identity, and a recognizable deep voice, Machaka stands out for his freshness and authenticity.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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Today on the show, San Francisco slang.—
Darian Woods,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/language. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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