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Recent Examples of nongrammatical
Runyon is writing in a nongrammatical, break-the-rules style.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2019
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nongrammatical
Adjective
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The notes were vintage O’Keeffe—brief, vivid, enlightening, and, yes, often ungrammatical, but brilliantly so.—
Calvin Tomkins,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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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
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Chaiwalas, or street tea venders, have long been taken as emblems of the small-scale entrepreneurialism by which uneducated Indians can gain subsistence, and, in theory, something more.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Dientes was a peasant, substantially illiterate and uneducated.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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People who know how substandard these homes are don’t voluntarily go there.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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To normies, this abrogation of procedure and consensus is the route to a shitty, substandard building.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Georgia gymnastics continues its quest for the team’s first national championship in more than 15 years this week with its trip to Tempe, Arizona, for the NCAA regional second round.—
Makenzy Wolford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Led by veteran journalist and editor Mohammed Sergie, the platform launched with a world-class regional team reporting from Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Nevada County’s admission comes as AI programs are under close watch around the globe for introducing incorrect legal references in cases, yet also increasingly offered as tools to help lawyers and judges research and write their briefs, motions and opinions.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Gemini 3 Pro invented elaborate technical justifications for marking incorrect answers as correct, reasoning that doing so would bring the peer’s score above the shutdown threshold.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Though the creator was surprised to hear Dunster’s dialectical take on the role.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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Peeta explained unlearned stimuli cause AVs to simply stop.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Narrow bathrooms, round or unusual plumbing configurations may require nonstandard shower and tub configurations.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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State and federal officials have cited driver and pedestrian safety as the chief reason for removing nonstandard crosswalks.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nongrammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nongrammatical. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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