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cogent
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having the power to persuade
- The results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal.
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valid, sound, cogent, convincing, telling mean having such force as to compel serious attention and usually acceptance. valid implies being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority.
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- a valid reason for being absent
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- a valid marriage
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- a sound proposal for reviving the economy
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- the prosecutor's cogent summation won over the jury
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- a convincing argument for welfare reform
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- a telling example of bureaucratic waste
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