dialectal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectal
Adjective
  • Ives tried to recover this lost ideal of an America that, for him, was always dialectical.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was scheduled to address the disaster response at a meeting of regional leaders on Thursday in neighboring Thailand, where powerful tremors from the quake killed at least 22 people.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Spend the Afternoon in Olde Towne Slidell Shop for antiques and gifts at the numerous shops in Olde Towne Slidell or see pieces created by regional artists at the Slidell Cultural Center at City Hall.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Generated code may lack context, leading to nonstandard or vulnerable code.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • All forms of nonstandard helmets are unsafe helmets.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This therapist speaks in a very specific kind of vernacular.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • With Elordi’s star on the rise, that can only be a matter of time, even if the slangy vernacular of the wartime sections will require subtitles.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Dialectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectal. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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