as in informal
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
writes essays in a very easy-to-read, vernacular style
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as in colloquial
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as in binomial
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Recent Examples of vernacular
Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Farahani was also influenced by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, whose vernacular of parabolic curves and fins can be seen in the film.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 July 2025
David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
The undeniable stars are the curvaceous treehouses inspired by the endangered pangolins—the unusual, organic shape sets it apart from the typical tropical villa vernacular.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Adjective
Almost three decades later, the Z-Man has taken on a life of its own, cementing itself in the Kansas Citian vernacular.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Farahani was also influenced by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, whose vernacular of parabolic curves and fins can be seen in the film.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 July 2025
Noun
Brandon Gill: There was a time between 2014 and 2022 when leftists in academia and the media would use this kind of weird, woke, far-left vernacular.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
The undeniable stars are the curvaceous treehouses inspired by the endangered pangolins—the unusual, organic shape sets it apart from the typical tropical villa vernacular.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernacular
Adjective
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Despite these demands, and despite the colloquial title of elite firefighter, hotshots weren’t officially categorized as firefighters until the summer of 2022.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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Gilbert’s colloquial style, once a source of great pleasure, has tipped into new territory—an ingenuousness that blends guru and disciple, mother and child.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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There was no third option in this binomial exercise.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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She is credited with naming and cataloging hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley using Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus’ then-new binomial system of botanical nomenclature.—
Jessica Damiano,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2024
Noun
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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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The name is a bit of a misnomer, though—the dinner-only restaurant serves Italian fare and local seafood, not high tea service.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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However, calling Americana a bomb is a misnomer in indie film economic terms, for at the end of the day, the movie is expected to be profitable for Lionsgate on a small level under their Lionsgate Premiere Releasing label.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Tylenol, which is the brand name of the generic pain reliever acetaminophen, is widely used in the US, including during pregnancy.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lecanemab, sold under the brand name Leqembi—which the FDA approved in 2023 as the first medication to treat the memory disorder—is now available in a self-injecting pen, Leqembi Iqlik.—
Alice Park,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To be clear, hip-hop in general doesn’t have a regionalism problem.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Vernacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernacular. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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