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syntax

[sin-taks] / ˈsɪn tæks /
NOUN
arrangement
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"If someone looks closely, they can spot Russian syntax in these videos."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Even the mystery she’s trying to unravel depends on correctly parsing the meaning of syntax and conjugation.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

Above all, Mr. Zipperstein returns us from the grievance ledger to the pages where Roth fought his real fights, his struggles with syntax and structure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

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

When enough careful writers and speakers fail to do something that a theory of syntax says they should, it could mean that it’s the theory that’s wrong, not the writers.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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