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Recent Examples of idiomatic 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 To be sure, the pause in the action highlighted the brilliant work of the Royal Opera orchestra, under the fluid, idiomatic baton of Antonio Pappano. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023 Young Norwegians tend to speak idiomatic American English. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for idiomatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiomatic
Adjective
  • The calendar overflows, and space for strategic thinking evaporates while personal well-being is pushed to the margins.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • But a more personal highlight came earlier in the year, when Oasis played two dates at City’s then-home, Maine Road.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Recommendation letters remain deeply subjective and often reflect access to elite mentors more than actual ability.
    Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The result was that, for much of the 1970s, the justices literally had to meet in the basement of the Supreme Court to watch pornographic movies that were the subject of prosecutions, in order to make subjective calls about which movies should be protected by the First Amendment.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • This was of national interest, not just private economic interest.
    Laura Poppick, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
  • The expansion fee is a record $250 million, according to two sources who requested anonymity because the discussions were private.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025

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“Idiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiomatic. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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