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Recent Examples of grammatical
But if language exemplifies the human capacity for internalizing grammatical conventions, then my moment of rule-breaking does not in fact expose some ungrammatical first nature.
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Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well
When speakers of different languages meet, their words, sounds and even grammatical structures mingle in surprising ways.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
The following guidance is a humble suggestion: The principles of good defending are similar to the grammatical rules in the English language.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Other signs this is a scam include references to toll booths, which Arizona doesn't have; citing a law that isn't real; and misspellings and grammatical errors in the text messages.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well
When speakers of different languages meet, their words, sounds and even grammatical structures mingle in surprising ways.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
The following guidance is a humble suggestion: The principles of good defending are similar to the grammatical rules in the English language.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Other signs this is a scam include references to toll booths, which Arizona doesn't have; citing a law that isn't real; and misspellings and grammatical errors in the text messages.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grammatical
Adjective
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The literary record assumes the same.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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The subtle literary theme extends to the bar, Quill, with cocktails like The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, a bourbon and black tea concoction named for Carson McCullers’ notable work.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Amazon’s listings, automatically generated by an experimental artificial intelligence tool, didn’t always correspond to the correct product in Burzio’s inventory.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Most importantly, recipients should ensure their banking details are correct and up to date before requesting or receiving a transfer.—
Jason Phillips,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
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However, be sure to refer to your care label before determining the proper wash settings.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Old Medications Regularly checking expiration dates in your fridge or pantry might already be a part of your cleaning routine, but that medicine cabinet full of little bottles could go years without a proper cleanout.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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What wasn't being collected are other research observations that are part of every hurricane season, including experiments conducted by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division and its academic partners, who were able to pay their scientists who flew with NOAA during Melissa.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hann and Bich were strict and monitored not just Jennifer's academic performance, but also her extracurricular activities and social life.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Speaking of which, the concept of royalty among members of PFV is no exaggeration, though some of the blue blood flowing through members’ veins is merely aristocratic.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
27 Dec. 2025
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Once owned by Perugia’s noble Raspanti family and later part of the Porta Eburnea district, the estate gradually transformed from a defensive outpost into an aristocratic country residence.—
Laura May Todd,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2025
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One of the mistakes Americans made in Iraq was to believe that the Iraq of the 1970s—highly educated, generally secular, with functioning bureaucracies—still existed.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
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For decades, scientists have had to make educated guesses about conditions under the shelves that buttress Antarctica’s massive glaciers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
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The mother-daughter dramedy – centered around fast-talking mom Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and her bookish teen daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel) in their small, fictional Connecticut town of Stars Hollow – has cemented itself as a cult classic in TV history.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Jennifer’s Body follows two polar opposite best friends, the outgoing Jennifer and bookish Needy (Amanda Seyfried), whose friendship takes a turn when the former embarks on a murderous rampage of her male classmates.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Grammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grammatical. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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