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
What mattered was the freshness of the programming and the spark of the performances—above all, the sly, idiomatic singing of the soprano Melissa Wimbish.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Is this idiomatic for this language, or just one possible approach?
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2026
Grieve wanted to make Proust more idiomatic and sound up-to-date.
—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
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Is this idiomatic for this language, or just one possible approach?
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2026
Grieve wanted to make Proust more idiomatic and sound up-to-date.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiomatic
Adjective
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Which is my personal favorite color.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Yet modern soccer stars are also their own personal brands.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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There remains the question of whether vibe coding works in the artistic space, where the goal is not simply a functional end product but a more nebulous, subjective piece of art.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
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But that is much more difficult in practice, because attitudes and subjective norms are chiseled by years of individual experiences, information and cultural influences.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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To meet that demand, develop a travel wellness and performance plan built around personalized habits rather than generic advice.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
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After photos are uploaded and a design direction is selected, Story Mode generates personalized photo book options that can be ordered as-is or customized further.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Adjective
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Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
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Delta Air Lines is metro Atlanta's largest private employer.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
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“Idiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiomatic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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