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as in dialectal
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Recent Examples of dialectical
This approach is known as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectical
Adjective
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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
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For the first time since the 1980s, the Islamic Republic faced a direct military assault from another regional power that targeted not only its military assets, but the symbolic and political heart of the regime itself.—
Sanam Vakil,
Time,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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That makes for an interesting combination of permeability and a nonstandard, random-looking pattern.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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Central to the book is the titular premise, which subsequently entered the vernacular.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Those terms include a bunch of debuts, some of which are surprising, and a lot of entertaining vernacular.—
Caitlin Lovinger,
New York Times,
3 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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