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also diacritic
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Recent Examples of diacritical
For example, in Texas, a baby's first, middle, and last names are restricted to a maximum of 100 letters total, with special characters, numbers and diacritical marks being prohibited.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The keyboard includes Shift keys, a Shift Lock key, a key for modifying characters with accents and other diacritical marks, and buttons to change the font, font size, and font type (bold, outline, italic, and more).
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Attendees learn multisyllabic Hawaiian words and the diacritical marks that are a key feature of the language, says Kaʻaiʻōhelo McAfee-Torco, the property’s cultural leader.
—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2024
And diacritical marks aren't permitted in California though there has been legislation introduced recently to change this.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 Jan. 2024
Editor’s note: Chron recognizes the importance of diacritical marks in the Hawaiian language.
—Lori A. May, Chron, 19 Mar. 2023
As a result, the Calligrapher.ai handwriting synthesis model is heavily tuned toward English-language writing, and people on Hacker News have reported trouble reproducing diacritical marks that are commonly found in other languages.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2023
Sometimes, but not always, the vowels are indicated by diacritical marks.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021
Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The keyboard includes Shift keys, a Shift Lock key, a key for modifying characters with accents and other diacritical marks, and buttons to change the font, font size, and font type (bold, outline, italic, and more).
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Attendees learn multisyllabic Hawaiian words and the diacritical marks that are a key feature of the language, says Kaʻaiʻōhelo McAfee-Torco, the property’s cultural leader.
—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2024
And diacritical marks aren't permitted in California though there has been legislation introduced recently to change this.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 Jan. 2024
Editor’s note: Chron recognizes the importance of diacritical marks in the Hawaiian language.
—Lori A. May, Chron, 19 Mar. 2023
As a result, the Calligrapher.ai handwriting synthesis model is heavily tuned toward English-language writing, and people on Hacker News have reported trouble reproducing diacritical marks that are commonly found in other languages.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2023
Sometimes, but not always, the vowels are indicated by diacritical marks.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diacritical
Adjective
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At a panel discussion at Carnegie Hall in 1999, Dohnányi got into a minor fracas with his esteemed colleague Pierre Boulez over the distinctive tone of French bassoons.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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The country superstar will return to the distinctive venue for shows June 19-20, 24 and 26-27.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This would not be too dissimilar to how Elliott worked under Klopp.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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All in all, the concept doesn’t look all that dissimilar from the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 prototype from the last decade, only more streamlined.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This Epicka Universal Travel Adapter is a T+L favorite overall pick due to its four different plug types that are compatible with over 200 sockets worldwide and its ability to charge up to six devices at once.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Both reflect and honor the evolving identity of the position, just in different ways.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Since a large portion of the internet depends on AWS, the outage cascaded across major firms in disparate industries, leaving some people unable to access airline information or make everyday purchases, Qi Liao, a professor of computer science at Central Michigan University, told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the streaming era, live sports are the one programming format still reeling in the large simultaneous audiences that advertisers and distributors crave, and generating the kind of chatter on social media that unites crowds across disparate screens.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Regions of diverse dinosaurs The new study paints a portrait of two very different dinosaur communities divided between the north and south regions of the continent.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Today, the boardrooms of the nation’s largest companies have never been more diverse.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This belies the question of whether those who are looking to deliver punishment are acting in good faith, a concern that became part of the appeals court decision in the El Salvador case and has subsequently been raised in other courtrooms as well.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Apart from the free transfer of Canadian striker David, Juventus’ other recruits joined late window.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The likelihood of giving birth to nonidentical twins three times in a row is very low, said Angela Silber, the doctor who delivered Alarcon’s latest twins via C-section last month after seeing that one of the babies was in a breech position.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 May 2022
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Started in 2018 by British public health researcher Tim Spector, the study has followed more than 1,100 mostly healthy adults in the U.S. and Britain, including hundreds of identical and nonidentical twins.—
Anahad O’Connor New York Times,
Star Tribune,
28 Jan. 2021
Adjective
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This approach is distinct from other methods that require physically touching the object.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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In America’s political duopoly, smaller parties often represent distinct voices and ideologies that neverthless have little chance in most contests above the local level.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Diacritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diacritical. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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