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Recent Examples of regional
An independent agent can shop your home with many carriers at once, including regional companies and the surplus lines market, which takes on homes that big national insurers will not.
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Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
AllTrails leaned on its own user base and a network of regional partners to surface places that reward the effort of getting there.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
The regional World Cup programming kicks off with free events this weekend featuring live music, food vendors and local soccer games, including the Caribbean Americas Soccer Association finals match between Jamaican and Haitian teams.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Bartlett won two conference titles and two regional titles.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
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Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
AllTrails leaned on its own user base and a network of regional partners to surface places that reward the effort of getting there.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
The regional World Cup programming kicks off with free events this weekend featuring live music, food vendors and local soccer games, including the Caribbean Americas Soccer Association finals match between Jamaican and Haitian teams.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Bartlett won two conference titles and two regional titles.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regional
Adjective
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The local hospital’s urgent care opened at eight and was about a half-hour walk away.—
Alexandra Oliva
June 1,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Video footage and witness statements suggest the explosions and the horses’ escape occurred simultaneously, according to the local report.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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One of the most practical tools Alexander gained from this classical Greek tradition was the Socratic method (or dialectic method).—
Steve Muscato,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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In general, the dialectical view is specific to all the emergent constructivist approaches.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Diamonds with nonstandard colors are more difficult to value, as the principle of supply and demand applies here.—
Rodion Ksonzenko,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2026
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Atton suggests defining alternative media according to their ability to generate nonstandard and subversive methods of creation, production, and distribution.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Or like Dante’s Divine Comedy, which was called that because it was written in the vernacular, not Latin, and which uses the structure of the Christian voyage of the soul to navigate a mid-life crisis.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The sound of motorbikes and cars fade as birds take over with their harmonies all around Nai Lert’s Thai vernacular style all-teak vacation home, built in 1915.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Most of the people on this list worked nonliterary jobs before becoming a successful writer.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Closer to the beach, Pla Pla is a breezy, more informal space for burgers, pizzas, and a handful of Thai favorites in the daytime or steaks and seafood in the evening.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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In the previous two years, sporting directors have made informal approaches to outline the conditions of a potential deal.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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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
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But even Cunard has nonformal settings where dressed-down can go, including the buffet, casino and pub.—
Hannah Sampson,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Dec. 2019
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“Regional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regional. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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