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syntax

[sin-taks] / ˈsɪn tæks /
NOUN
arrangement
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When texting Trump, Rutte would echo the president’s own syntax and hyperbole, keeping his messages congratulatory, with staccato sentences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

The work was subsequently submitted to reading committees, tasked with checking its syntax and overall coherence.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

"If someone looks closely, they can spot Russian syntax in these videos."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I would also hate it if a photo of me “disappeared” my hair or captured me from “underneath angles,” famously the worst angles, and goddammit, Trump has once again gifted us some incredible syntax here.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

One measure of his exhaustion was the fact that the contorted syntax he usually worked so hard to suppress had now resurfaced.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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