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Recent Examples of dialectical
Julia also underwent intensive therapy, including DBT [dialectical behavior therapy], especially after their daughter was born.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The movie is strangely, unusually dialectical within itself—composed of many layers that don’t coalesce or connect but reflect off one another and generate tension.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Kirsh sets the tone for the brainier side of this episode via two of this episode’s punchier scenes — ones where the dialectic dialogue really pops.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
One of the ways Gomez supports her mental health these days is through DBT (dialectical behavior therapy), a kind of talk therapy that helps a patient focus on mindfulness, emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The movie is strangely, unusually dialectical within itself—composed of many layers that don’t coalesce or connect but reflect off one another and generate tension.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Kirsh sets the tone for the brainier side of this episode via two of this episode’s punchier scenes — ones where the dialectic dialogue really pops.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
One of the ways Gomez supports her mental health these days is through DBT (dialectical behavior therapy), a kind of talk therapy that helps a patient focus on mindfulness, emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectical
Adjective
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Concerns center on Azizi’s ties to regional leaders and the scale of Nation Media’s operations, which employ hundreds of journalists across television, radio, and print in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania.—
Vivianne Wandera,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The center, built in 2004 on former agricultural land at a cost of $285 million, is one of the largest regional malls in Southern California, with more than 30 buildings on 12 blocks, interspersed with parks, gardens and fountains.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Narrow bathrooms, round or unusual plumbing configurations may require nonstandard shower and tub configurations.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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State and federal officials have cited driver and pedestrian safety as the chief reason for removing nonstandard crosswalks.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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CORAs are the colloquial shorthand for public records requests.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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The city of big apples, hand-tossed pizzas and the colloquial adverb deadass.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That was the beginning of it and the Coens have a deep knowledge of American vernacular music.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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Viral videos are among the contemporary references—along with stripper vernacular, self-driving cars, and Juicy Couture—in Age of Content, a 2023 work by the collective (La)Horde, which comprises the artists Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, and Arthur Harel.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Dialectical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectical. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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