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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 aerospace parlance, such low-flying spacecraft are referred to as Very-low Earth Orbit, or VLEO, satellites.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Even among digital natives – youthful, tech-savvy users who are well versed in the casual parlance of text messaging – a text plastered with shortcuts still felt undercooked.
—David Fang, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
It’s called, in the colorful parlance of the investing world, a dead cat bounce.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
In British fashion parlance, the signature single flower, attended occasionally by a bit of lace, is called a fascinator.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Even among digital natives – youthful, tech-savvy users who are well versed in the casual parlance of text messaging – a text plastered with shortcuts still felt undercooked.
—David Fang, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
It’s called, in the colorful parlance of the investing world, a dead cat bounce.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
In British fashion parlance, the signature single flower, attended occasionally by a bit of lace, is called a fascinator.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlance
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Actors had to wear about 50 pounds of tactical gear during shoots, carry each other for two miles on stretchers and master radio etiquette, weapons handling, and military terminology.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Through their own initiatives, these activists have secured equal pay for Paralympic athletes and changed discriminatory terminology in Major League Baseball.—
Jay Ruderman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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To prepare, Reid worked with a dialect coach and learned the specific physicality associated with Natalia's condition.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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The interview was conducted in a mixture of English and Low German, a dialect widely spoken within the Christian Mennonite community.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Window frames and doors were painted red in the regional vernacular.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The big picture: Kennedy's philosophy, built around skepticism of corporations and mainstream science and promoting chronic disease prevention, has its own vernacular.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, Andrews and his actors find Chekhov by abandoning the paraphernalia of the writer’s universe and groping, in their own idiom, across a perilously empty stage, toward one another.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Which is fitting for a composer who, even when developing a homegrown idiom of his own, was criticized for sounding too European.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Their motto is gambler’s slang for risking it all in one effort to win big.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2025
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Robert De Niro’s daughter poked fun at the actor for struggling to keep up with teen slang.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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This shift highlights how language, once a neutral tool for communication, has increasingly become a battleground for ideological expression.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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This ideological clash over language reflects broader political divisions.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlance. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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