Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernacularisms
Noun
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Written over a period of seventeen years, the novel was composed in an idiosyncratic style that blended standard English with neologisms and puns in multiple languages.—
Paul Slovak
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Podcasts, newsletters, and Words of the Year have popularized neologisms, etymologies, and usage trends.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dodgers’ offense can’t hit Sánchez’s changeup The Phillies’ ace did not need long to set the terms of engagement against him.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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While major pro sports leagues feature a stable arrangement, with unionized players negotiating a CBA and collectively bargained terms exempt from antitrust scrutiny, the opposite is true in college sports.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There were a few coinages in the script, but 90 percent of the language is real.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But on the Internet he might be best known for his facial expressions and reactions from red carpet photo calls and interviews.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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With durable materials and a wide variety of expressions, Emotion Friends double as a playful tool and a teaching resource.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Vernacularisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernacularisms. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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