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Recent Examples of dialectical This dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) tactic balances the nervous system, taking us from a sympathetic response back to a parasympathetic state. —
Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026 Not infrequently, the questions of the past that is never lost and is irreplaceable in western art arise like a fascism, or a subordination to what remains of its dialectic nature, that relies on myth to legitimate fascism’s inseparable relation to beauty. —Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026 Julia also underwent intensive therapy, including DBT [dialectical behavior therapy], especially after their daughter was born. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025 The movie is strangely, unusually dialectical within itself—composed of many layers that don’t coalesce or connect but reflect off one another and generate tension. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dialectical
Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026 Not infrequently, the questions of the past that is never lost and is irreplaceable in western art arise like a fascism, or a subordination to what remains of its dialectic nature, that relies on myth to legitimate fascism’s inseparable relation to beauty. —Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026 Julia also underwent intensive therapy, including DBT [dialectical behavior therapy], especially after their daughter was born. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025 The movie is strangely, unusually dialectical within itself—composed of many layers that don’t coalesce or connect but reflect off one another and generate tension. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dialectical
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Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland.— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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Experts have warned regional countries against cozying up to the Kremlin, which often extracts major economic concessions in exchange for assistance.— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Narrow bathrooms, round or unusual plumbing configurations may require nonstandard shower and tub configurations.— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
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State and federal officials have cited driver and pedestrian safety as the chief reason for removing nonstandard crosswalks.— Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
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The number 420 itself has also become shorthand for marijuana culture, often used as a colloquial reference to the plant and the act of consuming it.— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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Gnat isn't a scientific term so much as a colloquial one.— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
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This pattern blends the storytelling rhythm of the Persian mas̄navī (narrative poem written in rhyming couplets) with vernacular Hindi verse forms.— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
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The final tour on May 30 will be Avon and Simsbury including architectural themes of vernacular farmhouses, Georgian and Federal homes and the classic saltbox home.— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Dialectical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/dialectical. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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