syntax
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"If someone looks closely, they can spot Russian syntax in these videos."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
“The skill set of the future is not syntax or rote creation, but taste and judgment,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Even the mystery she’s trying to unravel depends on correctly parsing the meaning of syntax and conjugation.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 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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The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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Keystone Exams: English Composition Glossary
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