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
  • So Garrett leaned into the execution of his sinker early and splitter late to work around a single in the eighth and to retire the side in order in the ninth, keeping Judge in the on-deck circle for the final out.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 July 2025
  • Paying off debt early saves hundreds of millions of dollars in interest costs each year.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 5 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
  • LeBron James already opted in to a $52.6 million deal with the Lakers for next season, the Rockets traded for Durant and the Los Angeles Clippers saw James Harden decline his option in return for a new deal and a raise.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
  • With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 June 2025

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“A priori.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/a%20priori. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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