grammatical

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as in literary

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Recent Examples of grammatical But more variations of Austronesian languages have been identified in Taiwan, accompanied with more intricate grammatical structures and expansive vocabularies, which has provided insights for linguists. — Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 Getting a simple explanation of a grammatical rule or the nuance of a term is a shortcut that helps adults learn faster. — Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026 The patients’ hippocampal neurons encoded specific semantic and grammatical features of spoken words. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 6 May 2026 Maybe one day the old pronoun whom will kick the grammatical bucket. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grammatical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grammatical
  1. literary
  2. correct
  3. proper
  4. academic
  5. aristocratic
  6. educated
  7. bookish
Adjective
  • In the 1968 essay A Native Hill, Berry wrote about his decision to leave behind the New York literary world just two years into his career, in favor of his home county in Kentucky.
    — Tilda Wilson, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This debut feature is a semi-autobiographical film about a young woman working as an intern at a literary magazine in New York who is vying for acceptance in the upper crust literary world.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of literary
Adjective
  • Processor defenses leave a tiny opening Modern processors improve performance by predicting which path a program is likely to follow and beginning the work before the correct path is confirmed.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said the school also improved its graduation rate from 75% to 95% and its faculty saw in the number holding the proper credentials — from 43 to more than 90 who have the correct subject matter licenses.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of correct
Adjective
  • Potassium is a mineral your body needs for proper heart and muscle function.
    — Zia Sherrell, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Bailey, who also serves as Bank of England governor, warned about the absence of proper guardrails around the technology, underscored by recent incidents in which frontier AI models being tested went rogue.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of proper
Adjective
  • Advertisement Unfortunately, some of my academic and clinical colleagues have dismissed this approach.
    — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Hutton said Calumet College regularly sends representatives to the school to monitor it, including its governance system and academic programs.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of academic
Adjective
  • Around them, an aristocratic winemaker defines his legacy, a legendary maître d’hôtel seeks his heir, and a reverent wine critic pursues the sublime.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026
  • By the 20th century, summer excursions to the Highlands were a fixture of the aristocratic calendar, with transatlantic visitors soon joining the English to shoot, fish, and feign indifference to horizontal rain.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of aristocratic
Adjective
  • That said, plenty of analysts and advocacy groups are already making educated guesses.
    — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Protein Education Is on the Rise These days, consumers are becoming more educated on everything related to protein.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026
Definition of educated
Adjective
  • Read our full bookish tribute to Parton here, or learn how to sign up for the Imagination Library here.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Over the years, The Book Rack has offered thousands of books across a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres, along with candles, notebooks, bookish gifts and more than 100 puzzles.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of bookish

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“Grammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grammatical. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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