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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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Secrets emerge, and the plot takes jarring, incoherent steps forward.
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Holly Jones, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
There is a worry — going back to [the philosopher] Tim Maudlin — that any theory that does not have space-time will be empirically incoherent.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Vance has repeated this incoherent claim in subsequent appearances.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Trump was incoherent and lacked any serious grasp on policy.
—NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
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Holly Jones, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
There is a worry — going back to [the philosopher] Tim Maudlin — that any theory that does not have space-time will be empirically incoherent.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Vance has repeated this incoherent claim in subsequent appearances.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Trump was incoherent and lacked any serious grasp on policy.
—NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Incoherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoherent. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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