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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
In Jilly Cooper’s world, men conquer, women sigh, the sun shines perpetually on pale-gold Cotswolds mansions with bluebells in bloom, and absolutely everyone is DTF, as the parlance goes.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Through a melodic flow of political parlance and an impressive stable of sprightly actors, creator Debora Cahn stages a spirited play about political relationships — and relationship politics — that never feels stodgy or stupefying, despite an ungodly amount of dialogue.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
In investing parlance, that’s often called a sum-of-the-parts valuation.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
Typically, swimming events occur the first week of the Olympics and track and field (or athletics, in Olympic parlance) the second.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 13 Aug. 2024
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Through a melodic flow of political parlance and an impressive stable of sprightly actors, creator Debora Cahn stages a spirited play about political relationships — and relationship politics — that never feels stodgy or stupefying, despite an ungodly amount of dialogue.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
In investing parlance, that’s often called a sum-of-the-parts valuation.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
Typically, swimming events occur the first week of the Olympics and track and field (or athletics, in Olympic parlance) the second.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlance
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Sometimes, they're stated in legal terminology that's hard to decipher.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Mirror the terminology used in the job posting to reflect your alignment with the company’s objectives.Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jones and Brody learned Hungarian and worked with a dialect coach for the movie.Carole Horst, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Turns out, dat good ole dialect is a put-on: James speaks like a professor.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Online, Trump exists across an explosive vernacular of media.Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2023
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While still young, he was drawn to the body and Black vernaculars of motion, ultimately creating a language that incorporated ballet, tap, and contemporary dance.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
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Out of the box, human language is ambiguous and nuanced with idioms, sarcasm or cultural references, challenging LLMs to interpret correctly.Son Nguyen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The versatile, always-all-in Mars is a worthy lodestar for Rosé and Rosie, an album that whirls through 21st-century pop idioms with aplomb even as its heroine ruminates on heartache and anxiety.Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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From juggling after-school activities to trying to keep up with your teen's latest slang, raising children comes with its own set of stressors.Libby Ryan, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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Millennial slang was born out of early blogging platforms, text message shorthand and an of-its-time sense of humor, millennial slang has dominated conversations.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Onto the page spilled more than ten thousand lines of the richest and most resourceful blank verse in the English language, arranged into ten books in 1667, then rearranged into twelve in 1674.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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For example, 22 policies (44.0%) did not include language stating that parents must be notified of incidents as soon as possible.Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlance. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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