as in reasoning
the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems
I tried to use logic to figure out the solution to the puzzle
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Recent Examples of logic
That’s true, but there’s a deeper logic behind why the two continue to perform.
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David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
The Southern Railroad Company utilized circular logic to justify the policy.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Users can build reusable documents with multiple field types, including checkboxes, dates, and conditional logic.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 May 2026
There’s also a financial logic at work.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
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David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
The Southern Railroad Company utilized circular logic to justify the policy.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Users can build reusable documents with multiple field types, including checkboxes, dates, and conditional logic.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 May 2026
There’s also a financial logic at work.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for logic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logic
reasoning
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Sophisticated as chatbots’ responses may be, they are stitched together from statistical patterns in large datasets—an impressive trick but one that still falls short of the breadth and reliability in human-level clinical reasoning.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Here’s the reasoning behind those picks.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Logic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logic. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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