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Recent Examples of nonformal Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The 10-to-15-second video clips are a nonformal way to engage your customers and tell them about your products. Michael Plummer, Forbes, 3 June 2022 And as the number of dining options on ships has expanded, so have nonformal venues beyond the main dining rooms. Hannah Sampson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2019 But even Cunard has nonformal settings where dressed-down can go, including the buffet, casino and pub. Hannah Sampson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2019 Tostan’s core is a broad nonformal education program offered to villagers in a number of African countries. Amy Yee, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonformal
Adjective
  • Twain dared to buck the expectations of critics by using the colloquial dialect and slang of those with little education.
    Kyra Davis Lurie June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • So what follows is the colloquial Q&A, more or less unedited, from my email exchange with that reporter.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • The partnership was a crash course for them both: an informal academy with a class roster of two.
    Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • Chris Jackson/Getty Images At one stage, the king had hoped for a more informal meeting in Scotland, where the royals spend their summer holiday.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Central to the book is the titular premise, which subsequently entered the vernacular.
    Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
  • Those terms include a bunch of debuts, some of which are surprising, and a lot of entertaining vernacular.
    Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 3 May 2025

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“Nonformal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonformal. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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