dialectical
adjective
di·a·lec·ti·cal
ˌdī-ə-ˈlek-ti-kəl 
variants
or less commonly dialectic
1
philosophy
a
: of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
dialectical method
dialectical reasoning
b
: practicing, devoted to, or employing dialectic
a dialectical philosopher
2
linguistics
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a dialect
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The intellectual premise of the movie—true to Greaves’s modernist spirit—arises from the practical premise of its production, namely, a fusion of celebration and cerebration, unity of purpose and dialectical confrontations.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Some are building chatbot therapists trained on dialectical behavior therapy.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
See a mental health professional: If accessible to you, therapy approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can build mental and emotional resilience.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 19 June 2025
But these seductions or deceptions are canceled when the work confronts us with the photographic records of the performative procedure itself—and not only by making the photograph an integral component, the dialectical complement to the material sculptural production.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Some are building chatbot therapists trained on dialectical behavior therapy.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
See a mental health professional: If accessible to you, therapy approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can build mental and emotional resilience.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 19 June 2025
But these seductions or deceptions are canceled when the work confronts us with the photographic records of the performative procedure itself—and not only by making the photograph an integral component, the dialectical complement to the material sculptural production.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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“Dialectical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dialectical. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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