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Recent Examples of epistemic
This requires a kind of epistemic compassion.
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
This prompted Gourault to investigate the epistemic and infrastructural systems that link a glitch in virtual representations to a real person’s death.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
This is a form of epistemic harm.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Eire’s book raises the question of a culture’s epistemic reality and whether that affects the kinds of events that can occur.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
This prompted Gourault to investigate the epistemic and infrastructural systems that link a glitch in virtual representations to a real person’s death.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
This is a form of epistemic harm.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Eire’s book raises the question of a culture’s epistemic reality and whether that affects the kinds of events that can occur.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for epistemic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epistemic
Adjective
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Shortly after Alejandro's marathon, Ralph, who was 64, was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease in 2015.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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In 2021, researchers at Brown University found that toddlers who were born during the pandemic had significantly lower verbal, motor and overall cognitive performance compared to toddlers born in the previous decade.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The next steps are psychological consults, a physical exam, uterine evaluation and blood work.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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As the situation spirals into a violent psychological game, Alma must decide whose story to believe.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Today’s energy heightens your emotions, intuition and mental sensitivity, making conversations feel uncomfortably layered.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Experts say carrying unresolved trauma and stress over time can affect both mental and physical health.—
Nicky Zizaza,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Instead, the decision should be seen as part of our larger national debate over whether, outside the most egregious cases, there is a role for race-conscious remedies in our continuing effort to build a more just society.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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To take plants seriously as living, breathing, conscious, and communicative beings, the movie suggests, requires a measure of time, an embrace of solitude, and a retreat from the hectic anxieties of the modern world.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Saum Poorsaleh, complaints triggered the internal affairs investigation.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Liberal influencers are publicly questioning Martin's refusal to release an internal report on the party's failures.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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This is where Fauci’s lack of analysis, intellectual curiosity, and humility becomes more obvious and infuriating.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The juxtapositions of text and image, which strongly suggest the widening distance between mother and daughter, build in emotional and intellectual power over the film’s ninety-minute duration.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Epistemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epistemic. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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