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as in dialectal
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Recent Examples of dialectical
This is the astonishing dialectical power of the moment.
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D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
There are plenty of styles associated with therapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and many others.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Different types of counseling or psychotherapy, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and motivational therapy, may work for different people.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 12 Apr. 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
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D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
There are plenty of styles associated with therapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and many others.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Different types of counseling or psychotherapy, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and motivational therapy, may work for different people.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 12 Apr. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectical
Adjective
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This would enable Israel, though belatedly, to join Trump's vision of a New Middle East, including normalization with Saudi Arabia, regional deployment to tackle the Iranian challenge, and participation in the trade corridor project from India through the Gulf to Europe.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
2 June 2025
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Florida, the No. 2 seed in Conway, fell out of NCAA regional play in just three games, with both losses coming against the third-seed East Carolina Pirates.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Faster processing times, but nonstandard documents may be harder to categorize.—
Haokun Qin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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All forms of nonstandard helmets are unsafe helmets.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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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
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Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, was, in the vernacular, the real deal.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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This eye-catching merger of the vernacular and the global — winding its way into the pavilion with wooden flooring, shelving and displays — will host discussions, performances and, hopefully, more impromptu gatherings.—
Sam Lubell,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Dialectical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectical. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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