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Recent Examples of regionalism
His 1796 farewell address became a preeminent statement on republicanism: Washington wrote about the importance of national unity and the dangers that regionalism, partisanship, and foreign influence pose to it.
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New Atlas, 9 June 2025
Notwithstanding the resurgence of regionalism in international affairs, none of the contributors expect the five American countries to form a coherent Western Hemisphere lobby within the G-20.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The shift toward regionalism and local priorities over global cooperation adds further strain, complicating transactions across international borders and increasing the demand for more flexible payment infrastructures.
—Victor Orlovski, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
In its day the novel did not in fact seem to reflect a number of contemporary concerns—politics, regionalism, the search for equality and social justice—or to address historical realities.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 9 June 2025
Notwithstanding the resurgence of regionalism in international affairs, none of the contributors expect the five American countries to form a coherent Western Hemisphere lobby within the G-20.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The shift toward regionalism and local priorities over global cooperation adds further strain, complicating transactions across international borders and increasing the demand for more flexible payment infrastructures.
—Victor Orlovski, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
In its day the novel did not in fact seem to reflect a number of contemporary concerns—politics, regionalism, the search for equality and social justice—or to address historical realities.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regionalism
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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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Moreover, Skydance reaffirms its commitment to localism as a core component of the public interest standard.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
23 July 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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Nonnas There's a saying that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and Joe Scaravella (Vince Vaughn) of 2025's Nonnas is the perfect depiction of the idiom.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Because the construction is a natural and graceful part of our English idiom.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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This could involve helping systems learn colloquialisms and proper usages of terms.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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You would be forgiven for assuming this a playful colloquialism, perhaps revealing a tenderness to the hunt.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Simulate high-stress scenarios with diverse dialects and vernacular; document any empathy drop-off.—
Tayfun Bilsel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Another, from 2023, unfolds in the vernacular of hopecore, the social-media trend from that year that paired serene and optimistic imagery with hazy, soothing music.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gullah Creole is a mix of Southern and [some other] dialects.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another study by the University of California-Berkeley found ChatGPT responses reinforce dialect discrimination.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 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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Eventually, my family became adept at speaking a pidgin of English, Korean, and Japanese.—
Victoria Song,
The Verge,
18 Apr. 2024
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The hard problem is explaining how and why beings have conscious, subjective experiences at all (qualia in philosophical parlance).—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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One part of this process, known in Senate parlance as reconciliation, provisions legislation being moved in this manner to increase the federal deficit beyond the next 10-year budget window.—
Andrea Ruth,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Regionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regionalism. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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