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as in local
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as in dialectal
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Recent Examples of regional
Follow the sultry sounds of bass and whining horns to explore more of what the town has to offer, from a historic downtown to creative places to stay to classic regional dining.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Choice, which is the most popular plan, includes more than 125 channels, regional sports networks, and everything included in Entertainment.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2025
This month, layoffs at the Health and Human Services Department prompted the closure of roughly a half-dozen regional Head Start offices.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
These declines are the most significant since the regional bank crisis of the spring of 2023.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Choice, which is the most popular plan, includes more than 125 channels, regional sports networks, and everything included in Entertainment.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2025
This month, layoffs at the Health and Human Services Department prompted the closure of roughly a half-dozen regional Head Start offices.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
These declines are the most significant since the regional bank crisis of the spring of 2023.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regional
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The event is a chance for the Levi Strauss Museum to bring together denim fans and the local community.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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That phrase may not be familiar yet, but that will change next year when NBC’s long-running live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live hits the U.K. with an official local adaptation.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Different types of counseling or psychotherapy, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and motivational therapy, may work for different people.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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As a student of astrology and as a Gemini sun—curious, quick-witted, charming with a penchant for dialectical analysis—who better to engage in this purely scientific endeavor?—
Maya Layne,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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All forms of nonstandard helmets are unsafe helmets.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Make a complaint to commercial providers of nonstandard helmets, even transport service providers whose drivers and passengers are not wearing safe helmets.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In addition to the musical reconstruction, McBurney has been making a contemporary English version of the libretto, with the translator Hannah Whitley, that preserves the original’s vernacular.—
Jeffrey Arlo Brown,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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This therapist speaks in a very specific kind of vernacular.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When the executive order goes into effect, de minimis packages from China will be subject to an informal entry process, and each package that travels to the U.S. via international post will now be subject to a tariff rate of 120 percent or $100, a rate that will increase to $200 after June 1.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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What exactly are the rules for saving seats at an informal event where seats are not assigned? Related Articles Miss Manners: Heroes?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
18 Aug. 2022
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The 10-to-15-second video clips are a nonformal way to engage your customers and tell them about your products.—
Michael Plummer,
Forbes,
3 June 2022
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“Regional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regional. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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