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as in logical
according to the rules of logic
a coherent blueprint to hooking up a home theater system with a minimum of fuss
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as in understandable
capable of being understood
the victim of the attack was too distraught to make a coherent statement
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as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
a business venture that is coherent with the company's long-range goals
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Recent Examples of coherent
There are no coherent debates to be had about the absolute necessity to immunize children for both their individual benefit and the preservation of public health as a whole.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The broader ambition — connecting TIFF’s programming function, TIFFCOM’s market function and Film Frontier’s talent development function into a single coherent system — is something Ikeda states plainly.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Couldn’t somebody have made a more coherent claim against the war from the podium?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Delicious food all around, but perhaps not coherent enough to build a nation on.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The broader ambition — connecting TIFF’s programming function, TIFFCOM’s market function and Film Frontier’s talent development function into a single coherent system — is something Ikeda states plainly.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Couldn’t somebody have made a more coherent claim against the war from the podium?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Delicious food all around, but perhaps not coherent enough to build a nation on.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherent
Adjective
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Read it and explain to me, in detail, every flaw in my argument, every logical inconsistency, and every way my evidence is weak.—
Vivienne Ming,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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This is the logical, expedient, correct thing to do.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That anxiety is understandable.—
Edward Timmons,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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The public at large bought into those efforts with little skepticism in the understandable desire to have Latinos star in the American story.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Together, these innovations enable consistent, repeatable motion, making the actuator well-suited for advanced engineering and next-generation robotic systems.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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In rural and underserved areas, advanced practice nurses – those with advanced clinical practice and education experience – are often the only consistent providers of care for the local population.—
Kaelyn Lara,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If more teams have lottery access and the worst teams don’t gain much by being the worst, then more franchises can justify late-season losing as a rational move.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Condemning Israel for its treatment of Palestinian dreams and aspirations is a rational choice.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Police recommend using the PortMiami Tunnel, accessible from I‑395, to avoid congestion.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The system is designed to be accessible on the software side, allowing developers to test new behaviors in real environments such as homes or dorms.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Deep Isolation’s analysis confirmed that nuclear waste streams partitioned through the Argonne-baseline electrorefining process are compatible with deep borehole disposal.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lock is compatible with Alexa and Google Home for voice commands, too.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Marlins under this owner have no reasonable way out of this rut of building on the cheap toward a future that never gets here.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 27,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Claims against the bank of negligent failure to prevent physical harm and reasonable care as a banking institution, and aiding and abetting trafficking violations in the initial complaint, were dismissed by Rakoff in mid-February.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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Dahl’s revulsion at the violence committed in Israel’s name is at once comprehensible, in and of itself, and rooted in Dahl’s set of antisemitic beliefs.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Davis is wry and quietly defiant of stereotype, her Elaine’s composure hard-won and her sacrifice of certain kinds of sympathy fully comprehensible.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Coherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherent. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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