colloquially
Americanadverb
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It was a bad week for “the ants,” as South Korea’s army of retail traders are known colloquially.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
But that setback never stopped the remaining humans from pursuing the dream of something we colloquially refer to as touching grass.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
The justices sent the case back to the lower courts with instructions to apply more rigorous scrutiny to the law, which targets what is colloquially known as conversion therapy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Additionally, those seated in the ride’s “engineer” positions will be able to communicate with Grogu, colloquially referred to as “baby Yoda.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
Called the Pa-Ja-Mo—or, colloquially, the Pajama—paper, after the initials of the three authors, the study was instantly a classic, with vast implications for biology.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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