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as in logical
according to the rules of logic
presented a very analytical argument for the defendant's guilt
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Recent Examples of analytic
Through corporate programs that combine behavioral observation, structured data collection, and analytical frameworks, this work focuses on how people actually function under real conditions.
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The trio builds analytical reports derived from video scouting.
—Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Parallel to this, the Baltimore Museum of Art, under the leadership of Asma Naeem, has advanced programming that reframes culture — including traveling exhibitions centered on hip-hop — as both archive and analytical framework.
—Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The demonstration of this learning outcome might be a standard analytical paper on a poem.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The trio builds analytical reports derived from video scouting.
—Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Parallel to this, the Baltimore Museum of Art, under the leadership of Asma Naeem, has advanced programming that reframes culture — including traveling exhibitions centered on hip-hop — as both archive and analytical framework.
—Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The demonstration of this learning outcome might be a standard analytical paper on a poem.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analytic
Adjective
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Work with that element of chance because learning to enjoy embracing—working with it—is fun and fun isn’t logical, and logic isn’t always your ally in that initial stage of creation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Claiming early—at 62—to generate income to service debt might seem logical but typically costs significantly more over the long run than delaying to 70 and paying down debt from other sources in the interim.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The first revolution demolished the neoliberal picture of human nature, in which people are the rational, self-interested maximizers of economic textbooks.—
Nick Hanauer,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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Wollstonecraft believed that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagined a social order founded on reason.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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From the standpoint of productivity, however, ephemera often seems counter to efficiency—to getting a coherent story down on paper and ready for publication as soon as humanly possible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Over time and when managed well, these practices shape how individuals relate to the work, to one another and the business as a whole, thus keeping the company coherent even as conditions change.—
Naira Velumyan,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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In a debate for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in Iowa this month, one of the moderators, Erin Murphy, asked the candidates, Josh Turek and Zach Wahls, both state legislators, a reasonable, if downbeat, question.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The tuition payments may be a gift presented without strings, but there are still plenty of reasonable expectations that come with a college education.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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The unidentified driver, who remains in the Grapevine Jail, was arrested and faces charges of operation of a vehicle in the closed section of park/lake, no valid boat registration and numerous water safety equipment violations, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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Police said McDaniel remains in jail as of Tuesday, charged with operation of a vehicle in a closed section of the lake, not having a valid boat registration and other water safety equipment violations.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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But there was much more good than bad for Cole, whose velocity, efficiency and fortitude all stood out.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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There are other commendations that could be thrown on, like how this might be McCartney’s best album of the 21st century.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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“Analytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analytic. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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