as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
the new teacher's idiomatic approach to dealing with special-needs students is already showing signs of success
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Recent Examples of idiomatic
The lines feel idiomatic—sometimes in translations there’s a kind of starchiness or stiffness to the language, but this feels utterly natural.
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The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
He’s expanded the book by more than 150 pages since its previous edition, from 2009: a tribute to the idiomatic ingenuity of the social-media age, or just the pissiness in the air.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Yet even shows produced in English in other countries, like the UK and Australia, can become a little thick for an American ear trying to sort out the idiomatic quirks and other differences.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 10 June 2024
Young Norwegians tend to speak idiomatic American English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 June 2023
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The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
He’s expanded the book by more than 150 pages since its previous edition, from 2009: a tribute to the idiomatic ingenuity of the social-media age, or just the pissiness in the air.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Yet even shows produced in English in other countries, like the UK and Australia, can become a little thick for an American ear trying to sort out the idiomatic quirks and other differences.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 10 June 2024
Young Norwegians tend to speak idiomatic American English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiomatic
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HaiFry brings a taste of Osaka to Louisville Cranston explains that for Masabuchi — who owns both Dragon King’s Daughter locations and Germantown bar Kaiju — HaiFry is deeply personal.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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She was ultimately charged with one class B misdemeanor for electronic communications harassment, and two more class B misdemeanors for electronic disclosure of personal identifying information.—
Ryan Coleman September 2,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The inability, or decision not, to sell players who would have boosted the club’s spending power is a subjective call made by United’s key decision-makers that will never sit right with some supporters.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 49-year-old star has now decided to step behind the camera with her feature debut, Girl (Nühai), delivering a deeply subjective and occasionally jarring portrait of a teenager growing up in the 1980s.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When enabled, the feature allows Google to collect your search and activity history and provide personalized search results and ads.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nutritional biomarkers, including the levels of Vitamin D and B12, meanwhile, can help inform personalized dietary guidance for a longer health span.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In some states where there is no anonymity for individual winners, people can still claim prizes anonymously through private trusts.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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But the new private terminal is winning their support, with the backing of historians and preservationists who have been fighting to maintain South Florida’s aviation legacy in a region known for tearing down buildings.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Idiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiomatic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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