dialectical

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Recent Examples of dialectical Pay attention to what treatment specialty your therapist provides: Some offer specific approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy or dialectical behavior therapy. Bryan Cochran, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024 The clinic provides dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, a form of talk therapy that aids in emotional regulation, for local youth and their families. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024 Liberalism has evolved in a dialectical fashion as people’s concerns have changed. Alan S. Kahan, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023 The most common form of treatment is talk therapy, experts said, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for dialectical 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectical
Adjective
  • Often, the cake is made in a half-and-half manner featuring two flavor profiles, such as the popular regional doberge combination of chocolate and lemon.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Brazil agreed to take custody of the Argentine embassy, but President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, once an ally of Chávez, has shown scant interest in playing regional peace broker or advocating for the fates of his six houseguests.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • And Telegram itself uses standard crypto algorithms developed and certified by US government agencies, just in nonstandard ways.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2021
  • Despite these guidelines, healthcare providers still take measurements in nonstandard positions — with the arm resting on a patient’s lap or hanging at their side, according to study authors.
    Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Today’s Connections groups are... Yellow group — baffle Green group — curse Blue group — Toy Story characters, familiarly Purple group — colloquial suffixes What Are Today’s Connections Answers? Spoiler alert!
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Ortiz helped Clark use colloquial Spanish, so some of the songs use slang most commonly used in Mexico.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Also remember that the words terror attack and terrorists were not part of our vernacular.
    Sean McManus, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In Gstaad, the men have joined forces to disrupt the local vernacular, reimagining two classic chalets as vessels for contemporary innovation.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024

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“Dialectical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectical. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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