colloquial
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The rise in stocks and gold has paralleled the expansion of the Fed’s balance sheet, which, in colloquial terms, is how the central bank prints money.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The genus name comes from "bicharraco," a colloquial Spanish term meaning "big animal."
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
“Hyperscalers are situationships, not spouses,” Rezaei wrote in a Tuesday note, referencing a colloquial term for romantic entanglements lacking clear boundaries and formal commitment.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
"Most Australians would know if you said 'speaks bogan' or 'bogan Australian' that the language would be highly informal with many slang and colloquial words and phrases, including uniquely Australian ones."
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
We were alert to the gap separating the written word from the colloquial.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing colloquial
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