Definition of lexicalnext
as in linguistic
of or relating to words or language a dictionary provides lexical information—it tells you what the word "cat" means, not all there is to know about cats

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Recent Examples of lexical The appearance of these five lexical inventions marks the first time that humankind ever attached words to this invisible and magical mystery. Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 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 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 With the arrival of printing, the new terminology created more opportunities for lexical growth, as did the publishing industry; and the emergence of the internet has produced still more. David Crystal june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lexical
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  • For Dr Txuss Martin, an affiliated lecturer in linguistics at the University of Cambridge, this construction is crucial in deconstructing the linguistic concept of suffering.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The author of the series bears the same curiosity, quick wit, and linguistic dexterity as the younger man who wrote Zone One and 2006’s messy farce, Apex Hides the Hurt.
    Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
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  • Court records said a friend of Jaelen’s and a friend of Lewis got into a verbal altercation at the banquet hall.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Biden's halting gait, frail appearance and frequent verbal stumbles eventually doomed his 2024 reelection campaign.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
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  • But the highest-value layer will be people who combine financial fluency with the kind of strategic, communicative intelligence that helps the whole organization make better decisions.
    Jack O'Hara, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The great speculators became talkative and communicative or dull, sullen, silent, and peevish.
    Owen Lamont, Fortune, 2 July 2026

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“Lexical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexical. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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