dialectical

variants also dialectic

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Recent Examples of dialectical This approach is known as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025 Additionally, techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and mindfulness practices can now be delivered through AI, making therapy more scalable and cost-effective. Petr Tolochkov, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 This is the astonishing dialectical power of the moment. D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025 There are plenty of styles associated with therapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and many others. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dialectical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectical
Adjective
  • Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, now in his third term, China launched a regional development program called the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • Currently, the Coastal Federation has drop-off sites for recycled oyster shells at 3 regional offices and other locations in 10 counties.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • The buttons for switching between these sections are across the bottom of the interface, which is itself nonstandard (most people would look to the top of the interface).
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
  • That makes for an interesting combination of permeability and a nonstandard, random-looking pattern.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • Twain dared to buck the expectations of critics by using the colloquial dialect and slang of those with little education.
    Kyra Davis Lurie June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • So what follows is the colloquial Q&A, more or less unedited, from my email exchange with that reporter.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Coaches and deans and ADs weren’t amending their vernacular to avoid offending kids.
    Dawn Staley, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • Mamet emphasizes the vernacular like a theatrical soothsayer while Zahler visualizes violence to clarify circumstance and character.
    Armond White, National Review, 14 May 2025

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“Dialectical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectical. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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