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Recent Examples of regionalism
But what was important to me was not their exact accents, but the regionalism and their bickering and bantering with one another.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Sarah Orne Jewett The 35th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors Sarah Orne Jewett, a foundational figure in American literary regionalism.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
To be clear, hip-hop in general doesn’t have a regionalism problem.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Sarah Orne Jewett The 35th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors Sarah Orne Jewett, a foundational figure in American literary regionalism.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
To be clear, hip-hop in general doesn’t have a regionalism problem.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for regionalism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regionalism
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Some in congressional leadership feared that the growth of radio networks would create a monopoly by dominating the industry, stifle radio localism, and influence legislation—thereby limiting the public interest provision.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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This provincialism was identified as such and condemned by Merlin Klee, who had been a Freedom Rider as well as a Catholic before joining the community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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Buildings—a contemporary, fluid interpretation of the Cretan idiom by Pieris.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Like the idiom, their coffee shop hopes to bring surprising offerings to the coffee scene.—
Jenna Thompson
April 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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The exhibit’s title is derived from a Spanish colloquialism.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ways to learn a new language Apps are a good way to learn the basics and proper pronunciation, but many colloquialisms, abbreviations and grammatically informal expressions used by fluent or native speakers aren’t taught on apps or in language classes.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Maré is a model positive-impact project using tourism to preserve both the flora and fauna here—the Atlantic Forest is one of the most biodiverse biomes on the planet—and the disappearing vernacular of traditional Brazilian design.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fontana would write dialogue for the character in American vernacular, and Akinnuoye-Agbaje would translate it into Nigerian pidgin.—
Molly Lambert,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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India’s community radio environment has seen slow growth but has been important in preserving local dialects and minority music and folklore traditions while also advocating for women’s and children’s rights.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Much of this influence played a role in what would become the dialect of the South more generally as Scots Irish settlers and their descendants spread into the backcountry of the Upper and, a bit later, the Lowland South.—
Valerie Fridland,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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Fontana would write dialogue for the character in American vernacular, and Akinnuoye-Agbaje would translate it into Nigerian pidgin.—
Molly Lambert,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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The children speak in a sort of wise and frightening pidgin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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In film parlance, this would be a spoiler.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Or in Cowboys parlance, think Darren Woodson.—
Bill Jones,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Regionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regionalism. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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