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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Recent Examples of linguistic
The tool took two years to complete—in part because of linguistic challenges, Kharraz said.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Digital platforms can offer courses that seamlessly integrate both forms of Arabic, providing learners with a well-rounded linguistic foundation.
—Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
First, his linguistic talents need to be tested: My examiner was an infantry captain—a tough and burly Frenchman now in the U.S. Army.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Despite the linguistic divides deepened by the conflict, Penboy has toured six of Cameroon’s eight Francophone regions to draw people’s attention to atrocities committed in English-speaking regions.
—Nalova Akua, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Digital platforms can offer courses that seamlessly integrate both forms of Arabic, providing learners with a well-rounded linguistic foundation.
—Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
First, his linguistic talents need to be tested: My examiner was an infantry captain—a tough and burly Frenchman now in the U.S. Army.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Despite the linguistic divides deepened by the conflict, Penboy has toured six of Cameroon’s eight Francophone regions to draw people’s attention to atrocities committed in English-speaking regions.
—Nalova Akua, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
Adjective
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The result is a measurable reduction in lexical, syntactic, and semantic diversity—the very fabric of meaning and precision.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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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
Adjective
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He was released with a verbal warning on both occasions.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Mason Garrett, 22, was charged with terroristic threats and acts after making verbal threats to shoot students and staff at Warren County High School, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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This open dialogue and communicative environment has had such a positive impact on Celebree’s results and has become my favorite way to kick off the week.—
Richard Huffman,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The sophisticated parsing of law and finance, the hard-nosed practicality of retail politics, and the workaday lilt of person-in-the-street interviews converge on the soundtrack and are reflected in images that are modestly but candidly communicative—uninflected but humming with passion.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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