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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
But, unlike in Libya, there’s no major rebellion under way inside Iran, nor even a coherent opposition and, absent mass defections from the security forces, little prospect of an armed challenge to the regime gaining significant ground on its own.
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Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Whether Washington rebuilds a coherent, credible Africa strategy — one grounded in trade certainty, institutional capacity, and mutual respect — will determine whether Jackson’s vision endures or becomes a relic of a different political age.
—Alexanderia Baker-Haidara, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
End‑to‑end latency often must stay under a few tens of milliseconds for responsive play and coherent spatial sound.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Plucking those out at the right moments can save you from scrambling to come up with a coherent response to a tough question.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
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Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Whether Washington rebuilds a coherent, credible Africa strategy — one grounded in trade certainty, institutional capacity, and mutual respect — will determine whether Jackson’s vision endures or becomes a relic of a different political age.
—Alexanderia Baker-Haidara, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
End‑to‑end latency often must stay under a few tens of milliseconds for responsive play and coherent spatial sound.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Plucking those out at the right moments can save you from scrambling to come up with a coherent response to a tough question.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherent
Adjective
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Our first attempt at pursuing this logical path was the Drake Equation, which had, as its final term, the lifetime of an average intelligent, technologically advanced civilization.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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Throughout that time the Red Sox were viewed as a logical landing spot, but while the club ultimately opted to pursue Alex Bregman, Arenado acknowledged the thought of playing for Boston crossed his mind.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Such meekness is understandable from him.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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Its California School Dashboard Guide provides understandable explanations of the dashboard’s ratings, both overall for the state’s 30 largest school districts and in detail for three districts.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Cryopreserved embryos must remain at a consistent temperature, and transporting them, even under optimal conditions, introduces some risk, according to the lawsuit.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Lock in a consistent schedule, even on weekends Going to bed and waking at the same time every day anchors your circadian rhythm.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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The cost of fighting these baseless lawsuits is so high that, most often, a settlement becomes the only rational option.—
Nick Payzant,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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In a preprint paper posted on February 2, three Chinese mathematicians placed the first ever hard upper limit on the number of rational points any curve can have.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Depending on room type, features may include mobility-accessible tubs, roll-in showers, transfer showers, and hearing-accessible enhancements such as visual alarms and notification devices for the door and telephone.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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The border area -- where militant groups, including al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, are also active -- is not accessible to the media and the Associated Press could not independently confirm any of the casualty reports.—
SUZAN FRASER AND MUNIR AHMED THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That makes the technology compatible for long-duration electricity storage, but definitely not for EVs.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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So the project is still sitting there, a big site bundled with an even bigger idea, waiting for a couple of politicians with compatible styles and mutually reinforcing housing agendas to kick it back to life.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That is if the letter writer doesn’t mind allowing them in her backyard for a few weeks while others find more reasonable ways to address this problem.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2026
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As part of the lawsuit, Hartsuch claims Board of Medicine rules require that investigations be conducted and resolved within a reasonable time, and that the board knew or should have known that its delays would prevent Hartsuch from working as an ER physician.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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Something essential was happening in the hard work of trying to make your thoughts comprehensible to another human being (even if that human being was just your teacher).—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Coherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherent. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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