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Recent Examples of terminology
That, and a diet of 1970s and 1980s ‘exploitation movies,’ or ‘genre titles’ to use contemporary terminology.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
For reference, this terminology is front and center in a report that Fish and others wrote for the Eleos AI group that was set up to manage just these kinds of questions.
—John Werner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
That can make things tricky for reporters like me, who like to use consistent terminology.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Beginner climbers become well-versed in climbing terminology, equipment use, and technical and movement skills.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
For reference, this terminology is front and center in a report that Fish and others wrote for the Eleos AI group that was set up to manage just these kinds of questions.
—John Werner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
That can make things tricky for reporters like me, who like to use consistent terminology.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
Beginner climbers become well-versed in climbing terminology, equipment use, and technical and movement skills.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminology
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Regrettably, the catchy moniker has slinked into our vocabulary, and we are seemingly stuck with it.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The reports began introducing the rhetoric of climate change straight into the heart of the far right’s vocabulary.Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
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This brings the show to 58 categories, and songs will only be considered if their lyrics are at least 60% written in Spanish, Portuguese or a native regional dialect.Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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His father worked as a sports journalist and his mother as a dialect coach.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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The platform launches with a slate spanning 12+ languages and 10+ genres, featuring everything from video-on-demand content to free gaming, radio streaming, and 65 live channels.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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The language barrier has always been the catalyst for most problems when working with someone who speaks a foreign language.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fact checked by Sarah Scott Parents of tweens and teens like me are always in need of a brush up on current slang terms, such as lala bop, and rizz.Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
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Slang terms for marijuana Pot, Mary Jane, grass, reefer, green, hash, ganja and doobie are just a few of the ever-growing list of slang terms used in exchange for marijuana.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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For the lyrics, Camille integrated the legal jargon that would typically go into a closing argument.Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Its talky theatricality and soapy melodrama is bolstered by more political jargon than a CNN Election Night roundtable (and with smarter dialogue).Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
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Working across styles and idioms including classical, jazz, pop, R&B, and film scoring—and breaking ground for African American achievement in the entertainment industries—Jones has garnered the highest levels of critical and commercial acclaim.Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The New York alto saxophonist, composer, vocalist and bandleader makes her Bay Area debut this weekend with a series of gigs, introducing a beguiling body of tunes shaped by her Chinese American heritage and deep engagement with various jazz, folk and pop idioms.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Terminology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminology. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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