as in linguistic
of or relating to words or language
the school banned the book for vocabular reasons, as some parents objected to the author's use of profanity
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Adjective
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The film casted exclusively from theater groups across different states to represent the linguistic diversity found in Indian prisons.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025 -
The right is being horrifyingly plain in bleating their bigotry, but they’re also lost in linguistic obscurities.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That could put them at a disadvantage compared to upcoming glasses like those from Google, which have a display for showing information along with providing verbal answers.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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As such, wardrobe styling and other modes of non-verbal communication — from raising an eyebrow or throwing a cutting look to the way one lights a cigarette or sways to a disco beat — were particularly key to creating character.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The issue is that when touch is used purely for stimulation, this deeper communicative function is often overlooked.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Making sure leaders are accessible and communicative doesn’t end after onboarding.—
Roula Amire,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Barrett designed a reading program to help flag emerging lexical items and turbocharge additions, tripling the volume of new words added in the site’s periodic updates over the course of a year.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Templates enforce everything from slide masters to the lexical choices that signal risk levels; the model should not be able to invent metrics or rewrite disclaimers.—
Noah Ohrner,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Vocabular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocabular. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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