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also diacritic
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Recent Examples of diacritical
Californians with accents, tildes and other diacritical marks in their names will soon be able to have their vital records accurately reflect their names.
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Linh Tat, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
For example: Assembly Bill 64 will require the California Department of Public Health to add diacritical marks like accents, tildes and umlauts to birth certificates and other official documents.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
For example, in Texas, a baby's first, middle, and last names are restricted to a maximum of 100 letters total, with special characters, numbers and diacritical marks being prohibited.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The keyboard includes Shift keys, a Shift Lock key, a key for modifying characters with accents and other diacritical marks, and buttons to change the font, font size, and font type (bold, outline, italic, and more).
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Attendees learn multisyllabic Hawaiian words and the diacritical marks that are a key feature of the language, says Kaʻaiʻōhelo McAfee-Torco, the property’s cultural leader.
—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2024
And diacritical marks aren't permitted in California though there has been legislation introduced recently to change this.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 Jan. 2024
Editor’s note: Chron recognizes the importance of diacritical marks in the Hawaiian language.
—Lori A. May, Chron, 19 Mar. 2023
Linh Tat, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
For example: Assembly Bill 64 will require the California Department of Public Health to add diacritical marks like accents, tildes and umlauts to birth certificates and other official documents.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
For example, in Texas, a baby's first, middle, and last names are restricted to a maximum of 100 letters total, with special characters, numbers and diacritical marks being prohibited.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The keyboard includes Shift keys, a Shift Lock key, a key for modifying characters with accents and other diacritical marks, and buttons to change the font, font size, and font type (bold, outline, italic, and more).
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Attendees learn multisyllabic Hawaiian words and the diacritical marks that are a key feature of the language, says Kaʻaiʻōhelo McAfee-Torco, the property’s cultural leader.
—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2024
And diacritical marks aren't permitted in California though there has been legislation introduced recently to change this.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 Jan. 2024
Editor’s note: Chron recognizes the importance of diacritical marks in the Hawaiian language.
—Lori A. May, Chron, 19 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diacritical
Adjective
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The first phase of the project includes full replacement of Gampel’s distinctive, but often troublesome roof, made of metal-clad, insulated triangular panels.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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The poster for Norwood Park features the distinctive, colorful exterior of the Superdawg drive-in hot dog stand.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In many ways, Weir tells Big Think in an email interview, the challenge of writing hard sci-fi isn’t too dissimilar from teaching a high school science class.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Two dissimilar government agencies have inadvertently combined to clarify the immigration debate.—
George F. Will,
Washington Post,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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He's accused of placing cameras in the restrooms of three other parks, with at least 12 different victims.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Never — and this includes the Dodgers’ time in bankruptcy court — have the fates of the two Los Angeles franchises been so disparate.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Under fair lending laws, companies are not allowed to enact policies that would have disparate impacts on certain groups of customers, such as people of a particular race or gender.—
Conrad Wilson,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Allegheny County said South Park intentionally keeps its herd small, and sometimes individual bison are traded with zoos and wildlife preserves to keep the herd genetics healthy and diverse.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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News of Coogler’s take on the beloved sci-fi procedural first emerged in 2023, when Carter revealed that Coogler had contacted him about rebooting the series with a diverse cast.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yet University City has never developed the kind of independent dining culture that has flourished in other parts of Charlotte.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.—
Brian Sloan,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The likelihood of giving birth to nonidentical twins three times in a row is very low, said Angela Silber, the doctor who delivered Alarcon’s latest twins via C-section last month after seeing that one of the babies was in a breech position.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 May 2022
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Started in 2018 by British public health researcher Tim Spector, the study has followed more than 1,100 mostly healthy adults in the U.S. and Britain, including hundreds of identical and nonidentical twins.—
Anahad O’Connor New York Times,
Star Tribune,
28 Jan. 2021
Adjective
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Food and drink Like everything else at The Rooster, the food has a distinct sense of place but also a cosmopolitan sensibility.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the stone piece was believed to be some kind of board game – but obviously no rulebook was dug up to confirm this.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Diacritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diacritical. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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