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
No institution in California politics possesses more deployable capital or strategic coherence than public employee unions.
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Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
These days, the coherence between a brand’s fashion and beauty can reverberate through products and campaigns.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
The organizational structure itself projected coherence — for instance, title tags indicated location, and categories showed relationships.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Narrative coherence hardens fast.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
These days, the coherence between a brand’s fashion and beauty can reverberate through products and campaigns.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
The organizational structure itself projected coherence — for instance, title tags indicated location, and categories showed relationships.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Narrative coherence hardens fast.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for coherence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherence
Noun
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Her features are strange and unexpected—and all the more compelling for their divergence from the usual tidy symmetries.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In his score, Wagner manipulates space and scale, suggesting intimate chambers and vast expanses of the North Atlantic with innumerable shadings of orchestration.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Intelligent orchestration provides the foundation to respond dynamically, enabling organizations to pivot quickly in response to both internal performance signals and external market forces.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Styling a pair of sweats is often a game of balance and proportions.—
Antonio Fuentes,
Glamour,
10 Mar. 2026
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Selfies often turn out with the wrong angle and don’t capture the proportions of your face quite right.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In addition, Lyon highlighted a direct correlation between the intensity and duration of training.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2026
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It’s long been seen as a safe-haven investment and a store of value that has little correlation to stocks and bonds.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The name signifies wellbeing and incorporates the belief that living a good life depends on the alignment of mind, body, and soul in harmony with nature.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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No matter what happens, good feelings and harmony with others will create a feeling of pulling together to get things done.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mojtaba Khamenei said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz would continue as a means of pressuring the enemy, while also calling for unity among Iranians.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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The gaps between the tracks are extremely short and sometimes nonexistent, which reinforces the similarities between them and lends a suite-like unity.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Coherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherence. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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