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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Recent Examples of vernacular
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Inside, over 60 different architects and contributors consider the porch, which is presented as a quintessential, democratic feature of the American vernacular.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Once again, his use of vernacular and social media address appeared to be mocking the President’s own style.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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
Inside, over 60 different architects and contributors consider the porch, which is presented as a quintessential, democratic feature of the American vernacular.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
For such an insistence on democracy, the pavilion is curiously tepid in its politics, save for a kind of vernacular populism and some PBS-esque nods to the Gee’s Bend quilters.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Once again, his use of vernacular and social media address appeared to be mocking the President’s own style.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernacular
Adjective
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But unlike the evolution of colloquial language, which is largely arbitrary, the evolution of scientific terms must reflect our current understanding of reality.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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In a market where there is a colloquial term for consumers who want their spirits bottled at the highest strength possible (proof hounds), this low-strength whiskey is a bold move.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The history of labor struggle, infused with religious idioms, is a source of identity and values evident in everything from union meetings in churches to prayers on picket lines.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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What began as an idiom of care—protecting vulnerable students—has been used to justify a spectacle of retribution.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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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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What started out as an advertising slogan for Apple more than 15 years ago has morphed into somewhat of a modern day colloquialism: There should be an app for that.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 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
Noun
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The surreal part of the show’s title is a bit of a misnomer.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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The term has always been a bit of a misnomer, however.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In auto industry parlance, the loans were underwater.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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There are plenty of roles available if Harry wants to work inside Disneyland or Disney California Adventure as a cast member, Disney parlance for employees.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 2024, the band sold their catalog, brand name and intellectual property to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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AstraZeneca’s FluMist, the only nasal spray flu vaccine in the US that has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, is now available for home delivery in 34 states under the brand name FluMist Home.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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