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Recent Examples of regionalism
This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums.
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JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
To be clear, hip-hop in general doesn’t have a regionalism problem.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Hovering above all this is a related belief in promoting regionalism as a hedge against the flattening influence of corporate-media consolidation.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
The traditional political and economic division between right and left remains fairly intact, national politics are defined by questions of centralization and regionalism, and mass immigration is still a much more recent phenomenon than in many neighboring European countries.
—Sam Edwards, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2019
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JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
To be clear, hip-hop in general doesn’t have a regionalism problem.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Hovering above all this is a related belief in promoting regionalism as a hedge against the flattening influence of corporate-media consolidation.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
The traditional political and economic division between right and left remains fairly intact, national politics are defined by questions of centralization and regionalism, and mass immigration is still a much more recent phenomenon than in many neighboring European countries.
—Sam Edwards, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regionalism
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Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Carr has mode localism a priority, and has pushed back on moves by network owners to continue raising onerous fees.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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This provincialism was identified as such and condemned by Merlin Klee, who had been a Freedom Rider as well as a Catholic before joining the community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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This is provincialism: putting narrow interests over the well-being of not just current residents, but also the entire city.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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There’s this Douglas Adams joke that in no language is there the idiom as pretty as an airport.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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As a substitute, the board selected local architect William Pereira, who, never fully at ease with a modernist idiom, hewed to the middlebrow tastes and conservative politics of California’s philanthropic parvenus.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The show chugged along nonetheless, gradually attracting fans who adored its stark cinematography and weirdo colloquialisms.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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While the bungalows tap into the regional design vernacular, the decor still feels modern and clean-lined.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Upside Down, a dark, gooey parallel universe of Hawkins, and its predatory demogorgons became part of their middle school vernacular.—
Lorraine Ali,
Boston Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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Though the Norn language has gone, the local dialect remains distinctive, as fans of the BBC detective show Shetland will know.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Language classes, which previously covered only a specific dialect of Spanish, have been replaced with robust translation and interpretation services that apply to multiple languages.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Epstein’s pidgin writing style, paired with his name-dropping and vagueness, makes emails like this excellent fodder for both speculation and genuine concern.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Nov. 2025
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Ambitious and ultra-local, with pummeling percussion and fierce taunts in Nigerian pidgin, the album Rema was nominated for — last year’s Heis — boldly honored his roots and commanded respect.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the parlance of sports fandom, Wembanyama is a freak.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
25 Dec. 2025
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Called long-duration energy storage, or LDES in industry parlance, the concept is the key to maximizing the value of renewable energy.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Regionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regionalism. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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