mechanistic
adjective
mech·a·nis·tic
ˌme-kə-ˈni-stik 
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Embrace adaptive mindsets over mechanistic processes.
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Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This is based on mechanistic theories including low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
The Navy, in this film, is a metaphor for the country: blind, mechanistic, detached from reality.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
During the pandemic, the antiparasitic drug ivermectin gained traction as a possible COVID treatment because there were mechanistic reasons to think the drug might work.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
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Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This is based on mechanistic theories including low-grade inflammation and immune dysregulation.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
The Navy, in this film, is a metaphor for the country: blind, mechanistic, detached from reality.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
During the pandemic, the antiparasitic drug ivermectin gained traction as a possible COVID treatment because there were mechanistic reasons to think the drug might work.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for mechanistic
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“Mechanistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mechanistic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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