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
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiomatic
Adjective
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The third level involves strengthening behavior, particularly in personal and professional contexts.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Johnson’s office directed questions to his political team, which confirmed the payments from a campaign account but said the property was being rented as office space — not a personal residence.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Organizational culture is subjective, and each employee has their own understanding of it.—
Dieneria Brown,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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This idea of good taste is a limiting framework and totally subjective.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Constructed from 1933 to 1934 to house Nashville's main post office, it was restored to its original splendor through a public/private partnership campaign led by Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. and his family.—
Jennifer Brett,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Aug. 2025
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Mitchell Leff/Getty Images When receivers and quarterbacks took a trip out West before training camp for private workouts, Nabers was a part of the action.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Idiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiomatic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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