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Recent Examples of terminology
The first article in the series discussed online terminology that should raise red flags to teens and parents, and another focused on suicides of teenage boys who were sextorted.
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Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
All 58 counties use the same statewide evacuation terminology, which includes: shelter-in-place, evacuation warning and evacuation order.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
This can hamper an enterprise’s ability to differentiate its services, particularly when specialized tasks or industry-specific terminology are involved.
—Eli David, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Sailing lessons: Learn basic sailing skills and terminology from the instructors of the Central Florida Community Sailing Program during this six-session class.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
All 58 counties use the same statewide evacuation terminology, which includes: shelter-in-place, evacuation warning and evacuation order.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
This can hamper an enterprise’s ability to differentiate its services, particularly when specialized tasks or industry-specific terminology are involved.
—Eli David, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Sailing lessons: Learn basic sailing skills and terminology from the instructors of the Central Florida Community Sailing Program during this six-session class.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminology
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Ann was ultimately presented with hundreds of sentences, all based on a limited vocabulary of 1,024 words.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2025
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Mastering language—with its nuanced vocabulary and conceptual frameworks—amplifies your ability to inspire teams and drive innovation.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 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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In the former Scandinavian territories, there are words that worked their way into the regional dialect.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
11 Mar. 2025
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Martin’s shows look and sound for the most part like any other cable news roundtable shows – except for the salty language.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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That includes making space for experimentation, encouraging feedback, and avoiding language that suggests the machine is always right.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Gopnik is a derogatory Russian slang word that roughly translates to thug.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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Altman added, referring to a gay slang term for men who are young, boyish and slim.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The first half hour is filled with the weirdly neutral techno jargon of soldiers jabbering code words into their headphones to what I (as a know-nothing) am tempted to call Mission Control.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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So, securing organizational buy-in requires more than technical jargon or feature lists.—
Kerry Brown,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Swedes actually have an idiom for this phenomenon.—
Anna Moeslein,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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All kinds of regional idioms, local expressions, and culturally specific terms might fade out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Terminology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminology. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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