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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the terminology favored by sportscasters medical terminology that can be hard for the patient to understand
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Recent Examples of terminology
This may be a function of terminology.
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Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Boone said yes, but Bundy used the wrong terminology in his response — so the two had to try again.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
At North Carolina, Belichick’s goal is to run a system that mirrors the pros in everything from training to nutrition to terminology without overloading players.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
There's a real language and terminology here.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Boone said yes, but Bundy used the wrong terminology in his response — so the two had to try again.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
At North Carolina, Belichick’s goal is to run a system that mirrors the pros in everything from training to nutrition to terminology without overloading players.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
There's a real language and terminology here.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminology
Noun
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For decades, BCIs were limited to toy demos and small vocabularies.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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There was a clear vocabulary to define consent within OneTaste, but one witness after another spoke of pressure and powerlessness.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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It is written in an almost stream-of-consciousness style, rather like someone reluctantly dredging up their memories, with random thoughts interrupting the narrative, long sentences sometimes running to over a page, little punctuation, and peppered with Kobe dialect.—
Ginny Tapley Takemori
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Cajun dialect is a very particular one.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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The language was tacked on in a last-minute amendment just before the legislature adjourned for the 2024 session.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Various exemptions for the requirement include having certain disabilities, having less than three years of formal English language learner instruction or receiving intensive support.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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But first, the deeper history and roots of certain slang terms A number of phrases that are labeled as Gen Z lingo or internet slang today are derived from Black and drag cultures.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Algorithmic social media is driving the creation of new slang at a breakneck pace.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
15 Aug. 2025
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Journalists, as a result, will have no trouble recognizing themselves in The Paper, which captures the quirks, jargon, and inside jokes of newsroom life while still delivering plenty of laughs amid the chaos.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The research, published in the International Journal of Business Communication, shows that the overuse of jargon disrupts how employees process information, lowers their confidence and reduces their willingness to seek or share information in the workplace.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 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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Human reviewers still refine idiom and theology, but the transformation in speed will be similar to the jump from quill to printing press.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Terminology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminology. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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