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the manner of speech used by a particular group of people
In military parlance, "bug out" means "to retreat." They spoke the parlance of those in the technology industry.
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Michaels, who worked with Williams during the latter’s time in NXT, felt that Williams made a great babyface (a good guy in wrestling parlance), but needed to spend more time as a heel (bad guy).
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
In industry parlance, proponents of public power call for an electric distribution utility, which would own the local distribution grid and minimize the high costs — those delivery charges — of using higher voltage transmission lines.
—Craig D. Rose, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
But in modern English parlance, mantra has come to mean a person or group’s representative phrase, similar to a slogan or a watchword.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
In military parlance, this usually translates to one attack on a specific target that might involve multiple weapons.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
In industry parlance, proponents of public power call for an electric distribution utility, which would own the local distribution grid and minimize the high costs — those delivery charges — of using higher voltage transmission lines.
—Craig D. Rose, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
But in modern English parlance, mantra has come to mean a person or group’s representative phrase, similar to a slogan or a watchword.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
In military parlance, this usually translates to one attack on a specific target that might involve multiple weapons.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlance
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Greg Dortch fills the Raymond role and is familiar with Petzing’s terminology from their time together in Arizona.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Much of the spring was spent installing systems — learning calls, adjustments, and terminology—but the tempo picked up noticeably by the final week.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The name Ca’ Riviera is derived from the Venetian dialect.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The pronunciation is part of an American dialect that is losing steam, linguists told NPR.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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Industry vernacular distinguishes the conventional mortgage as qualified mortgage, or QM.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Speaking in Ormond Beach, DeSantis took aim at Jeffries’ recent warnings to Florida Republicans over redistricting, appearing to use African-American vernacular to imitate the Brooklyn lawmaker, who in 2023 became the first Black politician to lead a major party in Congress.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Buildings—a contemporary, fluid interpretation of the Cretan idiom by Pieris.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Like the idiom, their coffee shop hopes to bring surprising offerings to the coffee scene.—
Jenna Thompson
April 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 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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In the original Chicago slang that produced Chad, the female counterpart was typically a Trixie rather than a Stacy.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
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The language of civil rights will always be most appealing to political minorities in search of procedural arguments to temper or frustrate the will of the majority.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In late March, Tijuana officials introduced an English-language app known as the Emergency Button, or Botón de Emergencia.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlance. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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