dialectal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectal
Adjective
  • As a student of astrology and as a Gemini sun—curious, quick-witted, charming with a penchant for dialectical analysis—who better to engage in this purely scientific endeavor?
    Maya Layne, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy are typically considered the gold standard.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Sophomore forward Landon Mays added 13 points and six rebounds for the Spartans (25-7), who will play at 6 p.m. Friday against Perspectives Leadership (18-9) for the regional title.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The season has been marked by below-average regional rainfall and unusually high temperatures.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Additionally, the numeric keypad has a nonstandard three-column layout with narrow keys.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The site also uses some nonstandard conventions, one of which cost me at least a half hour in data entry time.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • What is a Green Beret? Green Beret is the colloquial name used for members of the U.S. Army Special Forces.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Purple group — colloquial suffixes (CORE, GATE, MANIA, PILLED) No perfect game, but that's nine wins in a row.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • While the brand has collaborated with everyone from Sacai and Undercover to Bulgari, Rimowa and most recently, Ugg, Ahn wanted the book to focus on its own aesthetic — perhaps also to remind industry observers of the origin of some ideas that have since entered the fashion vernacular.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Elon Musk is street vernacular for a male body part.
    Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Dialectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectal. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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