jargon
Example Sentences
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The exterior’s focal points are the recessed areas—coves, in the jargon of early Corvettes—aft the front wheel arches, set off with J-shaped accents that reach across the doors’ shutline.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The language used to describe snack tins is so flowery — and muddled by hyper-wellness jargon — it’s almost nonsensical.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
I enjoyed Ms. Javor’s op-ed on corporate jargon, though I never came to appreciate the overused metaphors that filled the meetings and memos of my 40-plus-year career.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
It helps to learn the jargon and different concepts alongside them, which keeps the conversation open.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
I drowned in the flood of technical jargon.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing jargon
100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know
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Fahrenheit 451
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Rhetoric
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