Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrolects
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The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025 -
Google says this feature supports more than 70 languages—fewer than the 251 total, including regional and national dialects, that this app supports after a series of linguistic expansions.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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These systems can interpret regional slang, idioms and context-specific expressions, hence minimizing both over-censorship and under-enforcement.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Allusions to myths, fables, and riffs on common idioms abound, many of them evocative and quite funny.—
Lora Kelley,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Elvis star Austin Butler took forever to lose Presley’s vocal patter and mannerisms.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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At Lollapalooza, the drummer refused to wear anything but cowboy boots, and Gibby punctuated his onstage patter with blasts from a shotgun.—
Pat Blashill,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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This matters because chameleons hunt by ballistically launching their tongues like slingshots, using a tapered bone in their throat as a ramp.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
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Launching on 16th October, 2025, the bubblegum pink sculpture features two entwined tongues, forming a surreal, dancing figure at the entrance of the iconic Brutalist gallery.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Acrolects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrolects. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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