as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
the new teacher's idiomatic approach to dealing with special-needs students is already showing signs of success
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Recent Examples of idiomatic
Grieve wanted to make Proust more idiomatic and sound up-to-date.
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Those posts often highlight the overconfident way the AI Overview frames its idiomatic explanations and occasional problems with the model confabulating sources that don't exist.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The lines feel idiomatic—sometimes in translations there’s a kind of starchiness or stiffness to the language, but this feels utterly natural.
—The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
He’s expanded the book by more than 150 pages since its previous edition, from 2009: a tribute to the idiomatic ingenuity of the social-media age, or just the pissiness in the air.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Those posts often highlight the overconfident way the AI Overview frames its idiomatic explanations and occasional problems with the model confabulating sources that don't exist.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The lines feel idiomatic—sometimes in translations there’s a kind of starchiness or stiffness to the language, but this feels utterly natural.
—The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
He’s expanded the book by more than 150 pages since its previous edition, from 2009: a tribute to the idiomatic ingenuity of the social-media age, or just the pissiness in the air.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiomatic
Adjective
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Local 142's donation drive in Honolulu, which accepts blankets, non-perishable food, personal hygiene products, and waterproof clothing.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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This could also be a time of personal transformation, when some part of yourself ends, and another begins.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Fairness is subjective and debatable.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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But this grade is subjective, and is reliant on the first successful climber to set the rating.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beyond gimmicky early adoptions, brands are harnessing AI to make the best products and treatments more personalized—and to even operate actual beauty robots (coming soon to a store near you).—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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An update to the voice assistant is crucial to delivering personalized data to the device.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Guests will have access to 150 feet of private shoreline (including a private dock complete with a pier, ramp, and float) as well as plenty of paths for afternoon strolls.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Every home includes a private backyard, smart technology and energy-efficient systems.—
Sandra Barrera,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Idiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiomatic. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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