as in specialized
used by or intended for experts in a particular field of knowledge
although the owner's manual for the receiver was supposedly written for the average consumer, it's filled with technical language
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Recent Examples of technical
Built on laboratory-grade technology derived from bioMérieux expertise, the system automates the entire analytical process and delivers results without requiring technical knowledge.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The inverted pyramid is more straightforward in a technical sense, Mande said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Bitner got back to work Wednesday night for the host Vikings, posting victories by technical fall and fall, respectively, in dual meets against both DePaul Prep and Hinsdale South in Burbank.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Students can use the scholarships toward traditional associate degree classes as well as career and technical training programs such as welding, commercial driving and construction.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The inverted pyramid is more straightforward in a technical sense, Mande said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Bitner got back to work Wednesday night for the host Vikings, posting victories by technical fall and fall, respectively, in dual meets against both DePaul Prep and Hinsdale South in Burbank.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Students can use the scholarships toward traditional associate degree classes as well as career and technical training programs such as welding, commercial driving and construction.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technical
Adjective
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Some of those numbers include hundreds of specialized, flashing, or vibrating alarms for those with disabilities, the deaf, or hard of hearing.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The showcase highlighted how humanoid form factors can extend beyond factories into highly specialized medical applications.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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With limited time to build up to Saturday Night’s Main Event, just days before the Royal Rumble, Rhodes and Fatu hit a home run with one of the early candidates for feud of the year.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Geographic barriers and limited profit potential have long discouraged private internet service providers from these areas, thus necessitating public investment.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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What remains, the thick, black, and dense oil, required special techniques to be brought to the surface.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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But even then, the federal government gets special protection.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Technical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technical. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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