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the manner of speech used by a particular group of people
In military parlance, "bug out" means "to retreat." They spoke the parlance of those in the technology industry.
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Recent Examples of parlance
While not exactly profound, the wine is delicious and true to the variety: salty, apple-y and apricot-y — crushable, in the parlance of our time.
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Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
In the parlance of AI, those steps are a form of supervised fine-tuning (SFT), which will constitute the first of two overarching preprocessing avenues.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Think of the faster speed of sending over data, or higher bandwidth in chips parlance, as a highway.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
There isn’t a proper app store or any app icons to manage
That will hopefully force developers to make apps (or, in Alexa's parlance, skills) that feel native to this device.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
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Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
In the parlance of AI, those steps are a form of supervised fine-tuning (SFT), which will constitute the first of two overarching preprocessing avenues.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Think of the faster speed of sending over data, or higher bandwidth in chips parlance, as a highway.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
There isn’t a proper app store or any app icons to manage
That will hopefully force developers to make apps (or, in Alexa's parlance, skills) that feel native to this device.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlance
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Hardee’s has not provided public updates on its 2025 cage-free egg commitment, though sister brand Carl’s Jr. has already reached this goal in the U.S. Transparency extends from annual reports to labels on store shelves, where the proliferation of options and terminology can be daunting.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Although the fires have brought devastation, Kimmel said, the last week has also been full of various lessons — including those on firefighting terminology and emergency responses.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The body of water first showed up on European maps in the 1500s and has had at least 32 names in different languages and dialects throughout the years.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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Much of the driving dialogue is in Irish, and most importantly, in the Ulster dialect.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 Dec. 2024
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In the 53 years since the Baker Act took effect, the statute authored by late lawmaker Maxine Baker has entered the Florida vernacular as a verb.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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In the past decade, underground electronic and experimental scenes in Seoul, Manila, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh, Shanghai, Taipei, Bangkok—the list goes on—began developing their own vernacular and forming a network within Asia.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
5 Oct. 2024
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The Maze Runner actor sloughs off Roman’s moody persona, replacing that twin’s abrasive bluntness and struggle with idioms with the other’s quick wit and seductive charm.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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For instance, the grammar and translation method has been modernized to help students grasp complex concepts like abstract words, idioms and metaphors.—
Geoffrey Alphonso,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Ghosting, a slang term typically used in dating, is when someone abruptly ends all communication without informing the other person as to why.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 Jan. 2025
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Robinson called it the All Net Resort and Arena, using basketball slang for a shot so perfect the ball passes through the net without touching the rim.—
Nathan Fenno,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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According to Quartz, those incidents included the airline removing a passenger for wearing a crop top and another wearing clothing with explicit language.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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Frank’s book, translated into more than 70 languages with over 30 million copies sold so far, reads like a nonfiction play at times.—
David G. Allan,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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