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also empiric
1
as in observational
based on observation or experience
guidelines for raising children that are based on empirical evidence
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2
as in demonstrable
capable of being proven as true or real
a philosopher who does not regard "God exists" as an empirical statement
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Recent Examples of empirical
The migration from consensus to empirical validation is an inevitability.
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Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The authors caution that while these findings are early, their large-scale, real-time dataset provides some of the first direct empirical evidence that AI is shifting job opportunities away from America’s entry-level workers.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Research and empirical evidence from across Europe suggests that chasing the far right is a disastrous and self-defeating strategy.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
The only fly in the ointment was the inability of the hawks to create an empirical, granular analysis to back up their seat-of-the-pants judgments.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
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Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The authors caution that while these findings are early, their large-scale, real-time dataset provides some of the first direct empirical evidence that AI is shifting job opportunities away from America’s entry-level workers.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Research and empirical evidence from across Europe suggests that chasing the far right is a disastrous and self-defeating strategy.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
The only fly in the ointment was the inability of the hawks to create an empirical, granular analysis to back up their seat-of-the-pants judgments.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empirical
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After taking a more observational approach during his first year on the North Side, Counsell made some changes to his coaching staff and turned base running into a central focus.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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And what’s left is something very observational, minimal.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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This patchwork of laws, the demonstrable technological hurdles, and the symbolic value of lunar firsts combine to create an environment of competition that could resemble past resource rushes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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An illusion endlessly repeated despite its demonstrable untruth ceases to be an illusion and becomes a lie; a lie endlessly retold can become second nature, so ingrained and instinctive as to detach from its origins and morph into self-delusion.—
HUSSEIN AGHA,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But objective wins — not subjective talent — determine who goes to the playoffs.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The present study set out to test whether harm was caused by those common pre-bed behaviors when measured with objective tools.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Whether Optimus becomes America’s poster child for humanoids depends on Tesla moving from spectacle to sustained, independently verifiable results and its ability to manage supply-chain, production, and service economics at scale.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The treaty places verifiable limits on all Russian deployed intercontinental-range nuclear weapons.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Off Course was co-commissioned for the BBC by Catherine Catton, head of factual entertainment and events, and Eddie Doyle, head of Northern Ireland commissioning.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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May acted as his own attorney at a hearing that included prosecutors showing charts explaining in stark, factual ways what was on each video May is charged with distributing.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fast forward to this week when President Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday and straight-up got provable facts wrong.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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This would move us from probabilistic trust to mathematical certainty, transforming cryptographic assurance into a provable, unassailable fact.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Formal equality was only achieved in 1971, when the Ministry of Justice authorized women to serve in external police duties, and the National Police Board ended the experimental program.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each choice has reinforced her role as one of fashion’s most experimental footwear allies.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Too many Republicans today seem to have a different idea, that bad behavior is excusable so long as the perpetrator is advancing their priorities.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Empirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empirical. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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