as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
the new teacher's idiomatic approach to dealing with special-needs students is already showing signs of success
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Recent Examples of idiomatic
To be sure, the pause in the action highlighted the brilliant work of the Royal Opera orchestra, under the fluid, idiomatic baton of Antonio Pappano.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Crafting great light verse and song lyrics is the white-water rafting of our language: small, regular eruptions of self-conscious wit oar against a steady stream of idiomatic speech.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Young Norwegians tend to speak idiomatic American English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 June 2023
Textual analysis came naturally to the industry’s sleuths, some of whom claimed to detect a Germanic cadence in the thief’s writing or an idiomatic French syntax.
—Vulture, 6 Jan. 2022
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Crafting great light verse and song lyrics is the white-water rafting of our language: small, regular eruptions of self-conscious wit oar against a steady stream of idiomatic speech.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Young Norwegians tend to speak idiomatic American English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 June 2023
Textual analysis came naturally to the industry’s sleuths, some of whom claimed to detect a Germanic cadence in the thief’s writing or an idiomatic French syntax.
—Vulture, 6 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiomatic
Adjective
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As a business owner, fostering an environment that promotes positivity, whether through workplace culture, networking, or personal mindset, can directly impact financial decision-making and success.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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But women can reduce the risk of online abuse by removing personal data from the internet: Searching their name on Google and identifying which sites have their personal data.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The soundscape of Unseen Olympiad was created independently of the footage, again lending to the subjective feel.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
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However, this idea is met with skepticism by many, who argue that AI models lack subjective experiences and emotions, merely optimizing for the reward functions programmed into them.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The content creator has since made her Instagram private and appears to have deactivated her TikTok (samstrays_somewhere) account.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, private innovative businesses cannot thrive or even survive for long without basic research at universities.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Idiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiomatic. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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