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 actor takes particular pride in maintaining linguistic authenticity across his bilingual career.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025 -
It’s gone on quite a linguistic journey over the centuries.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For leaders aiming to inspire trust and clarity, neuroscience offers practical insights into why these verbal tics matter and how to reduce them.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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East Haven Public Safety Dispatch alerted officers that the caller reported being threatened by a man who allegedly pointed a rifle at him from a condominium window during a verbal altercation, according to Murgo.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For Teams: Normalize setting boundaries while remaining communicative.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Its hydraulic steering was extremely communicative, responsive, and busy, relaying every crease in the tarmac at all times — to the point of requiring a firm grip and faster than average hands — just the way any driving aficionado desires.—
Peter Nelson,
The Verge,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Russian speakers in the experiment proved faster than English speakers at distinguishing shades that corresponded to that lexical distinction.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Practically, then, the translator reads with an eye to understanding the affordances offered by a text—to re-creating its potentialities, rather than merely offering a lexical equivalent.—
Max Norman,
The New Yorker,
7 Dec. 2024
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“Vocabular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocabular. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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