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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Recent Examples of vernacular
Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Within three years, the young designer has created a timeless design vernacular and, with it, a credible business with global ambitions.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
That style of neighborhood development — gradually over time, rather than building to completion all at once — also happens to be the secret to creating places with a visually appealing vernacular character, Romem said.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
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Adjective
With client-facing roles, more removed engineers, and positions in between all speaking different vernaculars, a lingua franca must be found.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Within three years, the young designer has created a timeless design vernacular and, with it, a credible business with global ambitions.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
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
That style of neighborhood development — gradually over time, rather than building to completion all at once — also happens to be the secret to creating places with a visually appealing vernacular character, Romem said.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernacular
Adjective
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But the colloquial use of the term has prompted criticism from some.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
20 July 2025
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Proposition 12 is the colloquial term for the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative.—
Alan Wooten,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
Noun
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He’s been talking about replacing it with a permanent ballroom for a long time, in his usual Dictator Chic idiom.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
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This could be in Elsbeth’s usual light and fizzy idiom or perhaps a brief foray into Scandi-noir.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 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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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
Noun
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Psychosis may actually be a misnomer, says Dr. James MacCabe, a professor in the department of psychosis studies at King’s College London.—
Robert Hart,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Even that word, discourse—a shorthand for the way that a particular topic gets put through the internet’s meat grinder—is a misnomer, because none of the participants is really talking to the others.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
30 July 2025
Noun
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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
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In Wall Street parlance, the float refers to the number of shares available to the public.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For example, a novel might feature characters shopping at real retailers or dining at actual restaurant chains, while thriller writers incorporate authentic corporate settings and brand names to enhance realism.—
Tom Freiling,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones could soon be forced to stop airing his Infowars show and give up the company's property, including everything from desks and microphones to the Infowars brand name.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
13 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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