as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
the house has been expanded and remodeled so many times that now it's a jumbled mess that lacks coherence
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Recent Examples of coherence
But all technologies make trade-offs, sacrificing coherence, controllability or scalability to improve something else.
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Eli Levenson-Falk, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
But one of the lures of totalitarian thinking lies in coherence and melodrama.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
In their 11 matches in all competitions, Arne Slot’s side have scored eight goals in the 83rd minute or later, with those late strikes keeping results on track but masking defensive deficiencies and a lack of coherence, at times, in attack.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
As in the case of Venu, the idea was to try to bring some coherence to an experience that has become fragmented and disorienting.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
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Eli Levenson-Falk, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
But one of the lures of totalitarian thinking lies in coherence and melodrama.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
In their 11 matches in all competitions, Arne Slot’s side have scored eight goals in the 83rd minute or later, with those late strikes keeping results on track but masking defensive deficiencies and a lack of coherence, at times, in attack.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
As in the case of Venu, the idea was to try to bring some coherence to an experience that has become fragmented and disorienting.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coherence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherence
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However organized Smith’s images might appear to be in their composition and symmetry, spontaneity was essential and his work was very much like improv, his wife said.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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This breaks the mirror symmetry, and the weak force is the only force to do it.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Special mention, too, goes to William David B John’s lush orchestrations and the show’s gorgeous choral work.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The group’s follow-up, Music from ‘The Elder,’ was a 1982 concept album that added orchestration to the Kiss sound.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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The numbers fluctuate over the years, but, as a broad trend, the improvement in pass completion and the number of passes made per game over the past decade was accompanied by a significant rise in goals scored and, in particular, the proportion of goals scored from open play.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Some parents call his rhetoric alarmist, and other researchers argue that his evidence isn’t strong enough to draw social media as the correlation behind the youth mental health epidemic.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Another 2013 ecological analysis found a correlation in autism prevalence in males and a country's circumcision rate.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The industry has an uncertain few years ahead, but for now an era of harmony between streamers and networks has broken out.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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The result is a home that reflects harmony and rhythm.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Al-Omari is uneasy about signs that Arab unity on disarmament is already fraying.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Euphoria blends ancient Greek and Chinese therapies, as these two great civilizations developed similar well-being philosophies that emphasize inner peace, unity, and holistic balance.—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Coherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherence. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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