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Recent Examples of regionalism
But what was important to me was not their exact accents, but the regionalism and their bickering and bantering with one another.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Sarah Orne Jewett The 35th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors Sarah Orne Jewett, a foundational figure in American literary regionalism.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums.
—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
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Sarah Orne Jewett The 35th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors Sarah Orne Jewett, a foundational figure in American literary regionalism.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regionalism
Noun
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Always bummed about something: the crowd, the wind, the hotel breakfast, the localism, the boards, the guy on the inside.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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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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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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But as the practice evolved, eager writers like Jefferson and John Adams (but not George Washington or James Madison, for instance), gravitated to a richer, sympathy-bearing idiom, which no doubt bled into intimate speech, now lost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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All's fair in love and war — an idiom that Cressida (second from left, played by Jessica Madsen) and her meddling mama would do well to remember while courting the Prince!—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
29 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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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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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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Rosalyn speaks French, pidgin Arabic and is currently learning to fly a plane.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 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
Noun
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In its latest initiative, Berlin’s legendary Kino Babylon will host a showcase of recent notable titles from the Guadalajara Festival, FICG in popular parlance, and headed from 2019 by Estrella Araiza.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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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,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Regionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regionalism. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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