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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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Recent Examples of parlance
In football parlance, Indiana fumbled the bag.
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Brendan Marks, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
It was once said, for instance, that Disney’s cast members — staff, in park parlance — would be able to recognize if someone’s personality leaned resistance, First Order or rogue.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
In the parlance of sports fandom, Wembanyama is a freak.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2025
Called long-duration energy storage, or LDES in industry parlance, the concept is the key to maximizing the value of renewable energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
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Brendan Marks, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
It was once said, for instance, that Disney’s cast members — staff, in park parlance — would be able to recognize if someone’s personality leaned resistance, First Order or rogue.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
In the parlance of sports fandom, Wembanyama is a freak.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2025
Called long-duration energy storage, or LDES in industry parlance, the concept is the key to maximizing the value of renewable energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlance
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Not every company uses the same terminology, but these phrases generally describe how tax relief services are delivered and billed.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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This bipartisan push is more than a simple change of terminology.—
Adam Abutaa,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Steven Gebelin, who represented Puig in 2021 and 2022, testified at trial that his then-client tried to be helpful during the interview but, because the interpreter’s Spanish dialect differed from Puig’s, his answers were translated poorly.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Puig’s former attorney Steven Gebelin testified that during the January 2022 interview, Puig tried to be helpful in answering the investigators’ questions and the interpreter struggled with Puig’s Spanish dialect, according to the New York Times.—
Jaimie Ding,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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From brushing ice in curling to flying down an ice track headfirst in skeleton, the Winter Olympics are home to some unique and exciting sports that feature uncommon vernacular.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Occasionally, Volpe and Bernstorff’s script wants for a more precise, flavorful local vernacular.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Those books introduced me to a vision of American teenage life and taught me the rhythms and idioms of American English, nuances that would later replace my Britishisms and shape my career as a journalist.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Next to the particularities of place—the Midwest, the South—or enmeshed with it, are the particularities of language, of idiom, and ways of saying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Blending Milanese slang with French and Arabic, his rhymes should bring a fresh energy to the event.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Bad Bunny reached global success singing in Spanish, popularizing Puerto Rican slang across the world and putting a spotlight on the plight of Puerto Rican people.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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Brittany is joined by Emily Kwong, co-host of NPR’s science podcast Short Wave, to explore why putting your brain through learning a new language offers surprising benefits and opportunities for connection.—
Brittany Luse,
NPR,
16 Feb. 2026
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Neither Wicks, nor any other legislator, has released legislative language yet aimed at supporting the industry.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlance. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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