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
Yet the likes of Marco Rubio, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Pete Hegseth do not suggest ideological extremism—or even ideological coherence—so much as a mercurial perception of personal loyalty, along with a vague preference for celebrities who look good on TV.
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Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But the rapid growth of the U.S. economic security state has come at the cost of coherence.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
The goal is to ensure that Marey delivers high-resolution, cinema-quality video without the technical pitfalls seen in other generative models, such as loss of coherence between frames or upscaling artifacts.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
They were put up against a smaller version of what will be D-Wave's Advantage 2 system, designed to have a higher qubit connectivity and longer coherence times than its current Advantage.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But the rapid growth of the U.S. economic security state has come at the cost of coherence.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
The goal is to ensure that Marey delivers high-resolution, cinema-quality video without the technical pitfalls seen in other generative models, such as loss of coherence between frames or upscaling artifacts.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
They were put up against a smaller version of what will be D-Wave's Advantage 2 system, designed to have a higher qubit connectivity and longer coherence times than its current Advantage.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherence
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On a day that had long been in the books as a tribute to Kevin Keegan, the manager who saved the club from oblivion, dragged it into the Premier League and opened up a world of possibilities, there was a discordant kind of symmetry.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, there could be some symmetry if the Diamondbacks signed Martinez to nearly bookend his career.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Good abstraction: Standardizing data contracts, cross-domain orchestration and common services that support evolution without breaking existing functionality and dependent systems.—
Elliott Cordo,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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By simplifying procurement and enabling seamless data orchestration, Ivalua empowers organizations to operate with greater efficiency, accuracy and agility while elevating procurement teams from a back-office function to a strategic enterprise service.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of China’s choice, a greater proportion of U.S. conventional forces would be left to respond.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Most of the apartment’s large prewar proportions remain the same, though the galley kitchen has been updated.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
21 Apr. 2025
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Below is correlation data based on five-year and three-year histories, where 1D_5D denotes the correlation between one-day and five-day returns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Though the findings describe only a correlation, experts said the data underscored the need for screening and early treatment of diabetes, a condition that is becoming more common worldwide.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Sweeping strings and layered harmonies bring richness to the track, as Erivo sends her unparalleled voice to new heights on this dizzying new song.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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Medium-full, with excellent harmony and varietal character.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the 11th largest city in the nation, Fort Worth has the resources and potential to shape a future based on unity and progress.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Defense officials have directed military forces to scrub websites of diversity, equity, and inclusion references and to remove from military academy libraries literature and history books that the administration deems harmful to unity.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Coherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherence. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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