variants
also linguistical
as in lexical
of or relating to words or language
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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Those metrics included educational-attainment diversity, linguistic diversity, and industry diversity.
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
Football content creator Will Powell — better known by his social media pseudonym, Bryan’s Gunn — has always been fascinated by the linguistic quirks and tropes of football.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
His linguistic processing wasn’t perfect and probably would never be — in a way, language was no longer adequate for his new state.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2025
While Google Translate has long facilitated linguistic cross-pollination, a more subtle translation is needed now – one that transcends words and dives into the fabric of thoughts, feelings and aspirations.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
Football content creator Will Powell — better known by his social media pseudonym, Bryan’s Gunn — has always been fascinated by the linguistic quirks and tropes of football.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
His linguistic processing wasn’t perfect and probably would never be — in a way, language was no longer adequate for his new state.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2025
While Google Translate has long facilitated linguistic cross-pollination, a more subtle translation is needed now – one that transcends words and dives into the fabric of thoughts, feelings and aspirations.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
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As part of this unconventional arrangement, CBS agrees to forever do things the Augusta way, which means that the booth talent forever navigates a minefield of potential lexical gaffes.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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But what obsessed me were the lyrics, which describe tragi-comically bleak scenes of contemporary abjection using language that felt borderline Shakespearean, tied up in elaborate rhyme schemes and tight lexical knots.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2025
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Nickens, a four-star football recruit and three-star recruit in hoops by 247sports.com, chose KU over Georgia, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and California, after initially giving a verbal commitment to in-state school Oklahoma.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2025
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There is also truth behind Blues coach Jim Montgomery’s series of verbal daggers after Game 4.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Open, warm, and highly communicative, Chauffe, who performs as hemlock, has made a name for herself around the country by embracing a free-spirited and loose approach to her music and her everyday life.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Image The accusations, however, that the institution’s leaders are neither approachable nor communicative will linger after Mr. Hill’s departure.—
Christopher Maag,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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