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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
For better or worse, the rest of the episode struggles to maintain coherent momentum.
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Grace Byron, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Instead of building strong political parties with coherent platforms, the country ended up with rival caudillos— Sandinista on the left and anti-Sandinista on the right.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Those two games aside, there was no sign of a coherent style forming.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
After a shake-up in the leadership of her controversial conservatorship, fans began to grow concerned for the musician who virtually disappeared from public life, but started frequently posting dancing videos to her Instagram, often with wild, semi-coherent captions.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
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Grace Byron, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Instead of building strong political parties with coherent platforms, the country ended up with rival caudillos— Sandinista on the left and anti-Sandinista on the right.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Those two games aside, there was no sign of a coherent style forming.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
After a shake-up in the leadership of her controversial conservatorship, fans began to grow concerned for the musician who virtually disappeared from public life, but started frequently posting dancing videos to her Instagram, often with wild, semi-coherent captions.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherent
Adjective
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Scientists researched the phenomenon for decades without finding a logical explanation.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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Coming into the game, the Aggies were the logical pick to win.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Still not quite right, though understandable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Feelings of frustration over another potentially good, yet not great, season are understandable.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Forging ahead, Ledru returns to the strategy centered on a coherent and consistent brand narrative.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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While Crunchyroll was already doing fine before it was acquired by Sony, pairing it with Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group these past few years has given these films a bit more worldwide marketing and distribution reach to make those hits more consistent.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Eggers' stunning visuals and meticulous pace draw viewers into their increasingly desperate mania, gradually wedging open the door between rational interpretation and supernatural inescapability.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The results showed that the chimps’ decisions aligned with rational patterns of belief revision.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For players, the potential advantages include a much larger accessible library, the combination of local hardware, cloud, and PC options in a single device, and stronger peripheral and mod support typical of Windows.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Five years ago, Olamide Olowe was a college student with $1,000 dollars, a deep understanding of chronic skin conditions, and a vision to make skincare more inclusive and accessible.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Each sleeve includes 10 pods that are compatible with Vertuo machines.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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Next, make an initial deposit with a compatible payment method, like a credit card.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The full selection, including Bib Gourmand restaurants (an honor that highlights restaurants offering high-quality food at reasonable prices), recognizes 228 restaurants spanning 44 cuisine types, shining a national and international spotlight on the varied cuisines and talented chefs of the South.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Penguins have a pretty reasonable amount of depth on the blue line, especially on the right side, which would make that move easier to absorb.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The idea is to make worker feedback less intimidating for companies by turning it into easily comprehensible data and action items.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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In the lab, Goldie’s thoughts circled and surrounded the minutiae of analysis and computation, sorted microscopic comparisons, developed overviews that laid out sequences and processes logically and accurately in theories not otherwise comprehensible.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Coherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherent. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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