regionalism

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Recent Examples of regionalism So my focus is on regionalism and international tax developments. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 But European regionalism has always also included ethnic and cultural elements connected to Christianity and whiteness. Hans Kundnani, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024 But regionalism in Connecticut, Yankees don’t want to hear that. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024 Many Libyans argue that regionalism is exaggerated, and a recent survey from the University of Benghazi found that a majority of Libyans support a unified state. Lindsay Benstead, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2013 See All Example Sentences for regionalism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regionalism
Noun
  • This is where Sridhar Vembu’s passion for transnational localism comes into play.
    Melody Brue, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Excessive localism leads to huge inequalities between jurisdictions and strips property taxes of their function of providing homeowners with some protections against property value declines, Schleicher said.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Whatever your own reaction, the open-ended nature of Serra’s approach flies in the face of what people have been conditioned to expect from today’s non-fiction cinema, much of which exists to challenge the audience for their provincialism while flattering them for their empathy.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
  • Liebling took this characteristic, the public shows of modesty (and less public tribalism), as good old fashioned Midwestern provincialism.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Once the cast gained confidence — whether in the idiom, or in improv itself — the next challenge was, ironically, holding back.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
  • This eight-week class, with lessons on English grammar, pronunciation and idioms, is for adult (18 years and older) intermediate and advanced English learners who can have a conversation in English but want to improve their pronunciation and comprehension.
    Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This could involve helping systems learn colloquialisms and proper usages of terms.
    Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
  • You would be forgiven for assuming this a playful colloquialism, perhaps revealing a tenderness to the hunt.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And Democrats’ use of four-letter vernacular says a lot about the party.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The catchphrases Gómez Bolaños penned have also become ingrained in the vernacular of many countries.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Some stems from that, and then some stems from being around Pacific Islanders all day and other Samoans and Hawaiians and different dialects and different slang.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 11 June 2025
  • And last summer, Ferrari executives reportedly received WhatsApp voice messages mimicking their CEO’s voice, down to the regional dialect.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Eventually, my family became adept at speaking a pidgin of English, Korean, and Japanese.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • And that first Game 7 in finals history, in the parlance of the day, was a humdinger.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • Sometimes a stock is too popular or, in stock market parlance, it's overbought.
    Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 20 June 2025

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“Regionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regionalism. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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