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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
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Recent Examples of terminology
With frigid winter weather predicted for much of the United States over the next few weeks, now seems like a good time to familiarize ourselves with some of the terminology meteorologists have been using.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
Shifting mindsets and narratives also comes into sharp focus in the Landscape Analysis, with a review of terminology.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Wyle: Somewhere between a third and a half of these scripts get farmed out to Dr. Joe Sachs, who puts the medical terminology and who does what in the scene based on the hierarchy and the level of expertise of the character, and the internal friction between the characters.
—Max Gao, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
This terminology highlights a proactive mindset where employees choose to advocate for improvement rather than disengage.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
Shifting mindsets and narratives also comes into sharp focus in the Landscape Analysis, with a review of terminology.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Wyle: Somewhere between a third and a half of these scripts get farmed out to Dr. Joe Sachs, who puts the medical terminology and who does what in the scene based on the hierarchy and the level of expertise of the character, and the internal friction between the characters.
—Max Gao, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
This terminology highlights a proactive mindset where employees choose to advocate for improvement rather than disengage.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminology
Noun
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The distinct local vocabulary is sprinkled with Guaraní, an Indigenous language widely spoken in neighboring Paraguay.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
The New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2025
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Pulp Fiction might be the dictionary of his cinematic vocabulary, offering insights into the language of his other works.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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Director Brady Corbet denied the allegations, saying that stars Adrian Brody and Felicity Jones worked for months with a dialect coach to perfect their characters’ Hungarian accents, and that only the Hungarian portions of the film were adjusted manually using Respeecher technology.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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In his interview with Red Shark News, Jancsó said AI was used to tweak certain parts of the Hungarian dialect spoken by stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in The Brutalist for the sake of accuracy.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Academy didn’t seem to mind, awarding the film 13 Oscar nods, the most for any non-English language film in history.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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During its time of suspension, Thomas said the district along with the cities and law enforcement agencies, wrote letters in support of SROs to the legislature requesting to change language in the law to be able to bring back SROs into schools to ensure students and staff safety.—
Jacqueline Devine,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Plus, since most of the app's content is in Mandarin, subtitles are suddenly rampant — as are posts from Americans who want to learn the language, including by exchanging translations of popular slang phrases with Chinese commenters.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Although challenges remain, future systems trained on greater amounts of non-English data could be capable of discerning subtle differences between dialects and understanding the meaning and cultural context of slang or Internet memes.—
Anne Neuberger,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Jan. 2025
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The original series found a way to achieve that: Slick, attractive characters delivered crisp legal jargon without coming off overly didactic.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit also says the financial impact statement prepared by the Division of Financial Management is biased and full of confusing legal jargon.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2025
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Knowing the correct four-word idioms is a sign of education.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2025
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Glover’s score — for rock band, piano and acoustic strings — evokes pop idioms while politely sidestepping direct quotation.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Terminology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminology. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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