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Recent Examples of vocabulary Their pretentious vocabulary is what’s keeping progressives from connecting with everyday Americans, according to a memo prepared by a left-leaning think tank and aimed at helping Democrats regain their common touch. Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025 That sense of shared vocabulary and creative intimacy doesn’t just flow between the production’s co-directors. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 The vocabulary being used by Qatar’s prime minister is strong, evocative and damning, a departure from his usual composed response to the incessant twists and turns of trying to end the 23-month war in Gaza. Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 Word and Language Tasks Participants are offered word pairs to identify a connection, or multiple-choice definitions to test vocabulary. Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vocabulary
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Noun
  • While terminology changes and treatment advances are promising, experts note that broader systemic and societal changes could make the biggest difference.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
  • To use modern terminology, Michell was talking about the concept of escape velocity, which can be explained by means of a simple experiment.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The usual way to craft programming code entails the handwriting of source code, often using a conventional programming language such as Python, C++, and other popular coding languages.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Having sat with Jones in their home studio, Ronson understood the language of digital sound meters, tape machines and knobs and faders, as well as the importance of reading the room.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Gullah Creole is a mix of Southern and [some other] dialects.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Another study by the University of California-Berkeley found ChatGPT responses reinforce dialect discrimination.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Quickly push the pill to the back of the cat’s tongue and let go.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, Bates did not hold her tongue about losing the show.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But there’s a whole lot of other slang spoken around here.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But first, the deeper history and roots of certain slang terms A number of phrases that are labeled as Gen Z lingo or internet slang today are derived from Black and drag cultures.
    Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nonnas There's a saying that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and Joe Scaravella (Vince Vaughn) of 2025's Nonnas is the perfect depiction of the idiom.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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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