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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the promotional team for the new computer used a dialect full of acronyms that the press found difficult to follow
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Recent Examples of dialect
Today, many of those words fill out the default dialect of an entire generation — regardless of race, region or class — living online.
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Moriah Humiston, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
The Poison frontman, evoking the regional dialect of his native Pittsburgh, bursts with adrenaline on a typical day.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Are the Lomans meant to be Irish immigrants or is that a Boston dialect that is being affected when the cartoonish New Yorkese takes a breather?
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Human communication with honeyguides in northern Mozambique occurs in local dialects.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Moriah Humiston, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
The Poison frontman, evoking the regional dialect of his native Pittsburgh, bursts with adrenaline on a typical day.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Are the Lomans meant to be Irish immigrants or is that a Boston dialect that is being affected when the cartoonish New Yorkese takes a breather?
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Human communication with honeyguides in northern Mozambique occurs in local dialects.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialect
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Much of the spring was spent installing systems — learning calls, adjustments, and terminology—but the tempo picked up noticeably by the final week.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Even members of the commission expressed their concerns that the report was too Westernized in its terminology and its approaches.—
Stijn Joye,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Across collectors, cultural institutions and design circles, perfume bottles are increasingly being recognized not as packaging, but as artifacts — objects that preserve history, identity and the visual language of their time.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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The milquetoast nature of the statement — with its measured language and nonexistent call to action — and the broader absence of real accountability have nagged at me for weeks.—
Uzma Rentia,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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Although research suggests that elementary teachers should focus on helping students learn the sounds of speech, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension strategies, there is little evidence on how well these skills are packaged into the textbooks used in classrooms.—
Shawn Datchuk,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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The team's next steps are testing with more users across more sessions, expanding the vocabulary, and improving compensation for body movement.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 23,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2026
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The home was dubbed Snowman in honor of Bryan’s late brother, Chris, who earned the nickname from the golf slang for a score of eight on an individual hole.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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In the original Chicago slang that produced Chad, the female counterpart was typically a Trixie rather than a Stacy.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Dialect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialect. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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