as in linguistic
of or relating to words or language
the school banned the book for vocabular reasons, as some parents objected to the author's use of profanity
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Adjective
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The exuberance and linguistic force of Midnight’s Children is still, after 44 years, a joy to encounter on the page.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025 -
The project stays anchored in his linguistic roots while aiming to connect with listeners beyond regional boundaries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Though Eve uses a rewards chart, Darling is conscious of the importance of providing opportunities not just for verbal reinforcement and positive feedback, but also self-reflection.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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More of the big TV-news operations feature hot-talk programming in primetime that is designed to appeal to partisan audiences, or just those looking for tension or a verbal donnybrook.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The uncertainty has been hard, even with suppliers being communicative and transparent.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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That started in huddles, with a demonstrably more communicative Jokic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Barrett designed a reading program to help flag emerging lexical items and turbocharge additions, tripling the volume of new words added in the site’s periodic updates over the course of a year.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Templates enforce everything from slide masters to the lexical choices that signal risk levels; the model should not be able to invent metrics or rewrite disclaimers.—
Noah Ohrner,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Vocabular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocabular. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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