variants
also linguistical
as in verbal
of or relating to words or language
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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Recent Examples of linguistic
Cultural, linguistic, and value-based assimilation challenges arise, potentially altering national identities and eroding civilizational confidence.
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Nor is it defined by language alone, as people can lose linguistic ability yet retain the capacity to reason and decide.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Geertz was a master of this humanistic art, which required patient fluency and subtle attention to the linguistic and meaning-making features of politics.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
These linguistic evolutions have wide-reaching implications.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Nor is it defined by language alone, as people can lose linguistic ability yet retain the capacity to reason and decide.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Geertz was a master of this humanistic art, which required patient fluency and subtle attention to the linguistic and meaning-making features of politics.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
These linguistic evolutions have wide-reaching implications.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
Adjective
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Few figures in hip-hop are as comfortable with verbal confrontation as 50 Cent.—
Preezy Brown,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
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Non-verbal cues aren’t a substitute for clear communication as Mercury enters Pisces.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The steering has a natural, connected feel that's not artificially weighted, but is genuinely communicative.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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This is an unusual position for an exponent of the public sphere and communicative rationality to take.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes a word has to serve time in lexical purgatory before it can be admitted to the Big Book.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The mechanism varied—presidential decree, rhetorical pressure, or quiet resignation—but the outcome proved consistent.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The rhetorical pattern after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti makes this plain.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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