nongrammatical

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Recent Examples of nongrammatical Runyon is writing in a nongrammatical, break-the-rules style. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nongrammatical
Adjective
  • The notes were vintage O’Keeffe—brief, vivid, enlightening, and, yes, often ungrammatical, but brilliantly so.
    Calvin Tomkins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But if language exemplifies the human capacity for internalizing grammatical conventions, then my moment of rule-breaking does not in fact expose some ungrammatical first nature.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Obama just went about his job and didn’t send untrained, uneducated wannabe stormtroopers into cities to intimidate people with tremendous shows of force.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Additionally, data released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in September revealed that nearly half of the country’s youth population, aged 18 to 30, is unemployed, uneducated, or lacking training.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Under city code for substandard structures, property owners are required to keep structures in good repair.
    Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • According to the agency, counterfeiters make goods using substandard materials and parts that could break and hurt consumers.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The task force is now applying that same regional coordination model to World Cup preparations.
    Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Each addresses a specific regional risk that generic advice misses.
    Allison Palmer Updated February 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The defendants argued that Rashada had provided an incorrect retelling of events and maintained there was no deal.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • An earlier version of this story had an incorrect spelling for the last name of Russ Hamilton.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Though the creator was surprised to hear Dunster’s dialectical take on the role.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
  • This dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) tactic balances the nervous system, taking us from a sympathetic response back to a parasympathetic state.
    Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • De-Stalinization was quick and brutal, with history having the last say — a lesson guaranteed to go unlearned.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Peeta explained unlearned stimuli cause AVs to simply stop.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Because industrial distribution involves custom pricing, nonstandard specifications, and complex processing services, every revenue-generating operation typically requires human intervention.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Maintaining hydration during nonstandard work hours is crucial for good health and minimizing the adverse effects of circadian rhythm disruption.
    Pamela Assid, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Nongrammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nongrammatical. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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