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as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected
the thriller's incoherent plot left movie audiences wondering who did what
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as in loose
consisting of particles that do not stick together
a driveway covered with incoherent gravel
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Recent Examples of incoherent
Featuring incoherent lyrics accompanied by experimental guitar riffs and hardcore drum fills, it was recorded in San Antonio without the Matthews brothers, reportedly because of a physical altercation between the brothers and Haynes.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
According to police, Bigelow allegedly appeared incoherent and refused officers’ commands to exit the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2026
His words were angry and often incoherent, but the hostility behind them was unmistakable.
—Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
According to police, Bigelow allegedly appeared incoherent and refused officers’ commands to exit the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2026
His words were angry and often incoherent, but the hostility behind them was unmistakable.
—Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoherent
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This entire conversation might have concluded two years ago if the voters whose support the Royals required hadn’t viewed the details as a combination of absent, confusing or shifting.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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Kitura Taniaa/Tetiana Kitura/Getty Images The price of gold can be confusing to track.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Plane outlets are often slow, loose, or even nonexistent, and when delays stack up, a dead phone becomes a real problem—not just an inconvenience.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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In reality, though, the song’s lyrics are downbeat but vague, held together by a loose emotional logic.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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In addition to reinforcing the fiduciary standards that are already in place for community associations, this will help to establish stronger grounds for claims involving unilateral acts by directors, inadequate reserve planning, inconsistent rules enforcement, or failures in management oversight.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Maybe—but the effects are likely to be modest and inconsistent.—
Patricia Weiser,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2026
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Bryan straddling the political center reflects the disjointed desires of a nation that polls consistently inconsistent on issues, one that in 2024 yearned for both universal health care and the removal of hardworking longtime residents.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Soft and slow, disjointed and disengaged.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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For obvious reasons, the name (and how to pronounce it) immediately confused fans of the couple.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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However, his revelations added additional layers of complications rather than actually pointing towards who was responsible for Floyd's death, leaving detectives Donoghue Homer (Richard Jenkins) and Jodie Plumb (Joy Sunday) even more confused.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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What’s especially frustrating is that this debate is being driven by politicians seeking to divide us, rather than families, coaches, and the people who are actually raising kids and protecting them.—
Mike Smith,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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But that was not the mayor's most frustrating moment.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Esther said that Kim was upset about McCormick's bizarre behavior.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Sharks allowed second-period goals to Marco Rossi — on a bizarre play –– and Jake DeBrusk on a Canucks power play as the two teams entered the third period tied 2-2.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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But all jokes aside, that Howard Stern has not yet been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is, quite frankly, absurd.—
Malina Saval,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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Grief is absurd in the same way humor is absurd.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Incoherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoherent. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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