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as in logical
according to the rules of logic
a coherent blueprint to hooking up a home theater system with a minimum of fuss
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as in understandable
capable of being understood
the victim of the attack was too distraught to make a coherent statement
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as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
a business venture that is coherent with the company's long-range goals
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Recent Examples of coherent
The party has been unable to come up with a coherent message after being routed by Trump and the Republicans in November, failing to satisfy centrists looking to moderate their image and leftists hoping to intensify their message.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 July 2025
Stitching those impulses into a coherent strategy is the industry’s great challenge.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
And so the chamber, because of the work on the body and mind, creates that coherent moment.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 July 2025
Then there’s a twist and reveal that becomes a canonical betrayal completely unsupported by coherent motivation, and the whole gambit falls apart.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 19 July 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 July 2025
Stitching those impulses into a coherent strategy is the industry’s great challenge.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
And so the chamber, because of the work on the body and mind, creates that coherent moment.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 July 2025
Then there’s a twist and reveal that becomes a canonical betrayal completely unsupported by coherent motivation, and the whole gambit falls apart.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherent
Adjective
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Just as a logical gate in a regular computer changes bits from 0 to 1 to allow computation, quantum gates manipulate qubits.—
Ananya Palivela,
Scientific American,
30 Aug. 2025
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For Martin, the path from Turner to the cage is less a leap and more a logical next step.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If neither look ready to be a consistent contributor on Sundays, the Cowboys probably have to find someone off another team’s roster.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Roberts argued that redefining hemp as the bill does – which is not consistent with federal regulations – could pose new problems for hemp growers.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Similarly, product aesthetics create powerful first impressions that influence purchasing decisions through emotional connection rather than rational analysis.—
Roy Ward,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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To be clear: This is not how the United States—or any rational government, really—should be deciding on strategy.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 Aug. 2025
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In trying to get neighbors to think of them as an accessible space full of history and nature, its leadership realized their wastewater footprint.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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The district buzzes with shops (the hotel is connected to The Pavilion Mall), restaurants, and nightlife venues, easily accessible on foot from the hotel.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Aug. 2025
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This customer-favorite wireless charger is compatible with a wide range of phones and wireless earbuds.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Pixel Watch 4 is compatible with most phones running Android 11 or newer and runs Wear OS 6.0.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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However, taxpayers who can’t get through on the phone in a reasonable time may get frustrated and hang up without a resolution.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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In 2008, Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, offered an agreement that the PLO, led by Abbas, considered broadly reasonable.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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In the lab, Goldie’s thoughts circled and surrounded the minutiae of analysis and computation, sorted microscopic comparisons, developed overviews that laid out sequences and processes logically and accurately in theories not otherwise comprehensible.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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In 2000, the designer Sylvia Harris helped revise the U.S. census to be more accessible and comprehensible, leading to a 2 percent higher participation rate compared with the 1990 census.—
Celine Nguyen,
The Atlantic,
24 June 2025
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Offer valid July 22, 2025, through September 2, 2025.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The website links back to a Florida Boating Temporary Certificate—valid for up to 90 days with a $9.99 price tag.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Coherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherent. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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