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a way of saying something that is particular to the present day; a modern speech form
modernisms like "blog" and "life hack"
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Greengrass approached the portrayal of PG&E corporation and its negligence on similar terms.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025 -
That instinct proved to be a good one, as the first Deadpool film earned over $780 million globally and spawned two additional sequels, 2018's Deadpool 2 (which earned $785 million worldwide) and 2014's Deadpool & Wolverine, which nearly doubled both films' hauls in terms of global ticket sales.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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There were a few coinages in the script, but 90 percent of the language is real.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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The employee's actions appeared to be intended for amusement, with the chatbot programmed to read the phrases back in an accent.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Include the bridge phrases that make these reframes land without resistance.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Modernisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernisms. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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