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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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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Two diplomats said the meeting of the council's 15 members and the vote were set for Saturday morning, rather than Friday as earlier planned.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mark Vientos reached base safely four times, but slugger Juan Soto exited early with right calf tightness.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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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None are credible challengers; Matt Conroy is the more reasoned and moderate of the three.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is a time for cool, calm and reasoned debate, and for legislators to think through the consequences of legislation put forth.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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If something goes wrong when the crew is in space, the suits may give the astronauts the option to either take an early abort and come home prematurely, or attempt to continue around the moon, Koch noted.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Visual observations have also shown that the coated perlite did not leach out prematurely.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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United Teachers Los Angeles, which represents about 37,000 teachers, and SEIU Local 99, which represents roughly 30,000 school support staff, have already set April 14 as a potential strike date if contract agreements are not reached with the district.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Poehling already has a career high in points and is one shy of his personal best for goals.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Tobolowsky previously rejected motions from other Gateway elders, ruling that the suit was not a religious issue and could be handled in secular court.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Trump also previously refused to rule out deploying soldiers.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Rockies have been humiliated before in their first home game, but never as badly as this.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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McKellen has mentioned the robe-ruiner before.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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“A priori.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/a%20priori. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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