vernaculars

plural of vernacular

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernaculars
Noun
  • On the one hand, the translation serves as a source for the idioms of nineteenth-century English; on the other, as evidence of the ideas that the translator held about a Colombian woman writer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • Out of love for different sound systems, different writing systems, different grammars, different sets of concepts, different idioms, different ways of seeing the world.
    Douglas Hofstadter, Time, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Ken, Bev and Cat (all three are pseudonyms) were neighbors in the complex who all worked as filmmakers.
    Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
  • The plaintiffs are two transgender teens and their parents, who are all identified by pseudonyms in court filings.
    Matthew Kelly May 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
  • Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions.
    Ryan Kolln, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • The trend has grown large enough to attract backing from Saregama, one of India’s oldest music labels.
    Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The team looked at what bands were cool and what labels were on the rise at the time.
    Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • That’s for sure when people speak patois, a vernacular version of English that’s based on a culture’s intonation.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
  • Real Miami-Dade officers, often occupying background roles, interacted in character during those stretches as well, sustaining the casual banter and shared patois of a working unit.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Tech jargons aside, Guo believes that the reset will help the brand home in on what really matters.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Roberts noted that race and citizenship had been fiercely debated in courts, speeches, Congress and battlefields because of Black Americans’ fight for freedom from slavery.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • After Starmer spoke, several lawmakers in the House of Commons made emotional speeches about their own experiences.
    Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
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“Vernaculars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernaculars. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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