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as in dialectal
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Recent Examples of dialectical
As a student of astrology and as a Gemini sun—curious, quick-witted, charming with a penchant for dialectical analysis—who better to engage in this purely scientific endeavor?
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Maya Layne, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy are typically considered the gold standard.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
An appreciation of the theater as a dialectical art form that puts perspectives into collision.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Akhtar reanimates this dialectical discussion of artistic freedom in the fraught context of AI.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Maya Layne, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy are typically considered the gold standard.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
An appreciation of the theater as a dialectical art form that puts perspectives into collision.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Akhtar reanimates this dialectical discussion of artistic freedom in the fraught context of AI.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectical
Adjective
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Loading your audio article The James Beard Foundation on Wednesday announced its James Beard Awards book and media nominees, which include Chicago native Ashok Selvam, regional editor for Eater Midwest.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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His free speech argument won May 1, 2025 5:00 AM The Charlotte Observer Nora O’Neill is the regional accountability reporter for The Charlotte Observer.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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The only way to give riders the assurance their helmet is safe is to ensure that nonstandard helmets don’t reach the market.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Make a complaint to commercial providers of nonstandard helmets, even transport service providers whose drivers and passengers are not wearing safe helmets.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This eye-catching merger of the vernacular and the global — winding its way into the pavilion with wooden flooring, shelving and displays — will host discussions, performances and, hopefully, more impromptu gatherings.—
Sam Lubell,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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There’s very few vernacular places left in America.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Dialectical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectical. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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