a priori

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adverb

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Recent Examples of a priori
Adverb
And this abstractness of Mr. Wilson is part of a curiously a priori metaphysical idealism. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024 Pushing certain values as a priori can backfire. Arielle Pardes, Wired, 9 Sep. 2021 My point is that, a priori, there is no reason to assume a beneficial effect of this kind of stimulation. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2019 For instance, grant applications, and requests for ethical approval, already contain detailed a priori protocols in most cases. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2012 See All Example Sentences for a priori
Recent Examples of Synonyms for a priori
Adverb
  • Glaser was also nominated earlier this year by the Costume Designers Guild.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • In the Austin metro area, where inventory was up by 69.7 percent compared to a year earlier, the median list price of a home in June was $524,950, down 4.5 percent from a year earlier.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • That would be demonstrated if general relativity is derivable from quantum gravity.
    Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
  • That would be demonstrated if general relativity is derivable from quantum gravity.
    Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Adverb
  • The Trump administration initially promised to be transparent about the Epstein files in the government’s possession, but has faced criticism over the rollout, with Bondi releasing information in February that was already largely public.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Attorneys for the defendants had argued the agreement was already legally in effect and that Austin, who served under President Joe Biden, acted too late to try to throw it out.
    MARK SHERMAN, arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025

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“A priori.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/a%20priori. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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