as in inferable
being or provable by reasoning in which the conclusion follows necessarily from given information
an a priori argument for the defendant's innocence
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Recent Examples of a priori
Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
And this abstractness of Mr. Wilson is part of a curiously a priori metaphysical idealism.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
Alongside this effort, wildlife trafficking should be designated as a predicate offense for wiretap authorizations, which would empower authorities to start gathering intelligence without having to prove a link to other crimes a priori.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2023
Pushing certain values as a priori can backfire.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 9 Sep. 2021
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Adverb
Knowing a priori which stocks will outperform the market is also much more difficult than reviewing the trends that occurred in the past.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
And this abstractness of Mr. Wilson is part of a curiously a priori metaphysical idealism.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
Alongside this effort, wildlife trafficking should be designated as a predicate offense for wiretap authorizations, which would empower authorities to start gathering intelligence without having to prove a link to other crimes a priori.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2023
Pushing certain values as a priori can backfire.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 9 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for a priori
Adverb
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Liberty Hall hired Houlihan to raise the capital for a classic direct that closed earlier this year.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Getty Images Rarely would a head coach whose team conceded seven goals in a home game just over one week earlier be described as being in a good position.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That would be demonstrated if general relativity is derivable from quantum gravity.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Sep. 2024
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And to little purpose, there being agreement among most faiths on the important morals, generally derivable from the golden rule.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The differences between any given Grokipedia and Wikipedia entry are in some sense hard to debate because there is no shared ground upon which to have a reasoned disagreement; to gravitate toward Grokipedia is to leave the world of evidence for that of belief.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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Deliberative democracy is the idea that decision-making and governance are arrived at through thoughtful, reasoned and respectful dialogue.—
Lee Bebout,
The Conversation,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Nearly 42% of those people died prematurely, before age 70.—
Lindsey Leake,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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This arrangement reportedly raised tensions, with Microsoft reportedly worried that OpenAI could prematurely declare AGI, using a high-performing AI model as the milestone, which would have major financial and IP implications for both companies.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Combs has already spent 14 months behind bars after his arrest in September 2024.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This track has more spiral turns than any other track previously created by Andretti.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pregnancy is difficult to detect in ancient human remains, and scientists previously believed that the composition of hard tissues was so overwhelmingly inorganic that these proteins would not be preserved or detected, Barlow said.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Peter Berg, who’s directing the film, will be co-writing the project alongside Sheridan — the two are close friends and have worked together before on the movies Hell or High Water and Wind River.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Matthew had run away once before.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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“A priori.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/a%20priori. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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