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Recent Examples of illogic
The circular illogic perfectly encapsulates college football.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The illogic of dreams is not a riddle to be solved but a noise that can reveal the meaningful signal.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Yet Evbo’s tale pursues this fascinating illogic of the parkour universe to even greater extremes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Should the dialogue in Istanbul unravel -- and even from the perspective of someone who advocates engagement, that seems inevitable -- Washington will have to consider seriously addressing the underlying illogic of its approach to Tehran.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2012
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The illogic of dreams is not a riddle to be solved but a noise that can reveal the meaningful signal.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Yet Evbo’s tale pursues this fascinating illogic of the parkour universe to even greater extremes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Should the dialogue in Istanbul unravel -- and even from the perspective of someone who advocates engagement, that seems inevitable -- Washington will have to consider seriously addressing the underlying illogic of its approach to Tehran.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illogic
Noun
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The Europe section highlights the incoherence of the grand plan.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
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But the strategic incoherence of Liberation Day, the subsequent de-escalation of the trade war, and the administration’s efforts to mollify Beijing ahead of the South Korean meeting have led China to conclude that Washington is not prepared to escalate.—
JONATHAN A. CZIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Such irrationality proofs have been rare — and at times, according to longtime Quanta contributor Erica Klarreich, dramatic.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Dec. 2025
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When prompt instructions encouraged models to maximize rewards or hit specific financial goals, irrationality increased.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the comedians also used those laughs to reveal the fundamental absurdity of violence and conflict.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Rather than focusing solely on superpowers, the series leans into the absurdities and insecurities of the entertainment industry, pulling back the curtain on fame, failure, and second chances.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Illogic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogic. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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