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of or relating to words or language
a dictionary provides lexical information—it tells you what the word "cat" means, not all there is to know about cats
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Recent Examples of lexical
The appearance of these five lexical inventions marks the first time that humankind ever attached words to this invisible and magical mystery.
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Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Barrett designed a reading program to help flag emerging lexical items and turbocharge additions, tripling the volume of new words added in the site’s periodic updates over the course of a year.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Templates enforce everything from slide masters to the lexical choices that signal risk levels; the model should not be able to invent metrics or rewrite disclaimers.
—Noah Ohrner, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
With the arrival of printing, the new terminology created more opportunities for lexical growth, as did the publishing industry; and the emergence of the internet has produced still more.
—David Crystal
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
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Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Barrett designed a reading program to help flag emerging lexical items and turbocharge additions, tripling the volume of new words added in the site’s periodic updates over the course of a year.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Templates enforce everything from slide masters to the lexical choices that signal risk levels; the model should not be able to invent metrics or rewrite disclaimers.
—Noah Ohrner, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
With the arrival of printing, the new terminology created more opportunities for lexical growth, as did the publishing industry; and the emergence of the internet has produced still more.
—David Crystal
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexical
Adjective
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This poll is part of an ongoing project exploring the views of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, which are usually not highlighted in other surveys because of small sample sizes and lack of linguistic representation.—
Terry Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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However, communicating those decisions with players from different linguistic backgrounds often proved challenging.—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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The demonstration also showed Aloha robots performing daily activities such as packing lunches, sorting items, and listening to and responding to verbal instructions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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Facial expressions are one of the most important forms of non-verbal communication.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Nini makes no such communicative or deft movements.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Everyone was kind to each other and communicative, which felt like a net positive given how hard legalization has been on producers.—
Andrew DeAngelo,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Lexical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexical. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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