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
What mattered was the freshness of the programming and the spark of the performances—above all, the sly, idiomatic singing of the soprano Melissa Wimbish.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2026
Is this idiomatic for this language, or just one possible approach?
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IEEE Spectrum,
11 Mar. 2026
Grieve wanted to make Proust more idiomatic and sound up-to-date.
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Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
The worst examples of Google's idiomatic AI guesswork are ones where the LLM slips past plausible interpretations and into sheer hallucination of completely fictional sources.
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ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2026
Is this idiomatic for this language, or just one possible approach?
—
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Mar. 2026
Grieve wanted to make Proust more idiomatic and sound up-to-date.
—
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
The worst examples of Google's idiomatic AI guesswork are ones where the LLM slips past plausible interpretations and into sheer hallucination of completely fictional sources.
—
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for idiomatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiomatic
Adjective
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Bryan West Madison Square Garden does hold personal significance for Swift.
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This podcast got me a boyfriend ever since Travis decided to use it as his personal dating app about two years ago.
Adjective
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In soccer, the line between a yellow and a red card can be subjective, depending on the referee working the game that day and his or her interpretation of the play.
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The Dolphins assuredly would rank in the bottom third of the league in the subjective category of talent.
Adjective
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Each family member receives personalized consultations and treatments tailored to their stage of life and health priorities, whether that relates to stress management, mobility, nutrition, sleep or emotional wellbeing.
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Consumers who understand their credit, track their score and receive personalized education are more engaged and more likely to transact.
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Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.
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Delta Air Lines is metro Atlanta's largest private employer.
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“Idiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiomatic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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