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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
scientific vocabulary
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as in language
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
children learn enough of the common vocabulary to make themselves understood by around the age of two
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Recent Examples of vocabulary
That was part of the band, creating this new vocabulary that didn't really exist.
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Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 July 2025
Her vocabulary and that of her staff have been upgraded with Norwegian football lingo.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 July 2025
During the Cold War, popular culture provided Americans with images of (and a vocabulary for) nuclear war.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
But at the start of the project, which launched in 2023, their vocabularies differed dramatically.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
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Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 July 2025
Her vocabulary and that of her staff have been upgraded with Norwegian football lingo.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 July 2025
During the Cold War, popular culture provided Americans with images of (and a vocabulary for) nuclear war.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
But at the start of the project, which launched in 2023, their vocabularies differed dramatically.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocabulary
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Don’t let the cold terminology fool you — pixie dust still abounds, just with a keener sense of connecting every facet of the company.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
16 July 2025
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Avoid industry-specific terminology that may not be familiar to the reader, as well as unnecessary acronyms.—
Andrew Roberts,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The money, which was used to found a range of initiatives including teacher training and English language programs, was suspended by the Trump administration on June 30 pending a review by the federal Office of Management and Budget.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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English is widely spoken across Puerto Rico, but travelers should keep in mind that Spanish is the island's universal language.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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In it, Italian peasants Matteo and Natale discuss this same cosmic occurrence in the rustic Paduan dialect of the time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025
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Around the table, his family speak the local dialect of the Veneto region.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Weeks passed, and the bump remained, despite the tongue’s tendency to heal quickly.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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Meanwhile, actual intelligence is sitting there, holding its tongue, waiting for space.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 July 2025
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The use of technology is overdone, the slang is annoying and the characters seem unlikable.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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Crashing out is a slang term used to negatively describe emotional overload or emotional dysregulation that presents as sudden, angry, frustrated, or distressing emotional outbursts or behaviors.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
20 July 2025
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To quote a homespun idiom, there are different horses for different courses.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Especially in multilingual markets, users frequently mix languages and use non-standard grammar, local idioms, creative spelling and hybrid sentence structures.—
Alessa Cross,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Vocabulary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocabulary. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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